Variation of catechin and caffeine content in exotic collection of tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] in Sri Lanka and potential implication in breeding cultivars with enhanced quality and medicinal properties

Variation of catechin and caffeine content in exotic collection of tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] in Sri Lanka and potential implication in breeding cultivars with enhanced quality and medicinal properties

Tea leaves are rich in diverse metabolites with medicinal importance. The quality of made tea is largely depended on the qualitative and quantitative attributes of key metabolites. The aim of the present study was to quantify flavan-3-ols and caffeine of exotic tea germplam and explore the medicinal...

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Main Authors: Jeevan Dananjaya Kottawa-Arachchi, M.A.B. Ranatunga, A.M.T. Amarakoon, M.T.K. Gunasekare, R.N. Attanayake, R.K. Sharma, H.K. Chaudhary, V.K. Sood, R. Katoch, D.K. Banyal, K.G.N.P. Piyasena, E.N.U. Edirisinghe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-10-01
Series:Food Chemistry Advances
Subjects:
Caffeine
Camellia sinensis
Flavan-3-ols
Seasonal variations
Tea quality
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772753X2200096X

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