Nastaran Asadi

[ 1 ] - Physiological and biochemical responses of lettuce plant to the allochemical compound of paraxanthine

IIn this study, the effects of paraxanthin on lettuce were investigated. Paraxanthin is a group of purine alkaloids, secondary metabolites of plants. This compound is made up of the caffeine metabolism found in plants such as tea, coffee and cocoa. There have been previous reports of paraxanthine antihypertensive properties.Three different concentrations of paraxanthine as 10, 50 and 100 µg/ml ...