## Abstract A survey was made of the various nitrogenous constituents of the tea plant using paper chromatography. The following parts of the plant were examined: leaves, bark and wood of stems and roots, feeder roots and fruits (pericarp and cotyledons). Theanine was present in every organ except
Investigation of the presence and significance of theanine in the tea plant
β Scribed by Walter Feldheim; Puangrat Yongvanit; Philip H. Cummings
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 432 KB
- Volume
- 37
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-5142
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