Studies on the Biosynthesis of Theanine in Tea Seedlings Incorporation of Glutamic Acid-l-14C into Theanine
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عنوان ژورنال: Agricultural and Biological Chemistry
سال: 1962
ISSN: 0002-1369
DOI: 10.1080/00021369.1962.10857969