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A study on the occurrence of N ‐triacontanol, a plant growth regulator, in tea
Author(s) -
Rao Jenuswamy M.,
Natarajan Coimbatore P.,
Seshadri Ramachandran
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740390202
Subject(s) - triacontanol , black tea , green tea , polyphenol , plant growth , chemistry , polyphenol oxidase , botany , food science , horticulture , biology , organic chemistry , antioxidant , peroxidase , enzyme
The compound n ‐triacontanol, reported to have exceptional plant growth promoting properties, has now been identified as a constituent of tea. Tea wastes from instant tea processing, green tea and black tea have decreasing quantities of this compound in that order. This may be attributed to the higher firing temperatures in the case of green tea and black tea. Polyphenol oxidase does not seem to have any effect as shown by in vitro experiments.