N-methyltransferase activities in caffeine biosynthesis: Biochemical characterization and time course during leaf development of Coffea arabica
- 31 March 1997
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Phytochemistry
- Vol. 44 (5) , 853-859
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0031-9422(96)00662-0
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