Caffeine biosynthesis starts with the metabolically channelled formation of 7-methyl-XMP—A new hypothesis
- 31 January 1996
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Phytochemistry
- Vol. 41 (1) , 169-175
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00586-2
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