Caffeine and theanine from cultured cells of Camellia sinensis*1 

 -  PhytoChemistry, 29(8), p.2539-2543, 1990 .
<br/><br/> Camellia sinensis cultured cells can produce purine alkaloids, caffeine and theobromine, but the productivity is lower than that of cultured coffee cells. Total amino acid content in C. sinensis cultured cells was higher than that in commercial green tea. The main amino acid in cultured cells was glutamine (40-70 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>CAMELLIA SINENSIS<br/>THEACEAE<br/>TEA<br/>CELL SUSPENSION CULTURE<br/>CAFFEINE<br/>THEANINE