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. 1970 May;117(4):715-20.
doi: 10.1042/bj1170715.

Biosynthesis of caffeine in tea callus tissue

D B Ogutuga, D H Northcote

Biosynthesis of caffeine in tea callus tissue

D B Ogutuga et al. Biochem J. 1970 May.

Abstract

1. A study of caffeine biosynthesis has been made by following the incorporation of radioactive carbon dioxide and methionine into the methylated purines produced by tea callus tissue. 2. The uptake of the radioactive labels into nucleic acid and caffeine was followed over a period of approximately 9h. 3. The distribution of the radioactive labels in both nucleic acid and caffeine was determined after incorporation and subsequent incubation of the tissue in a non-radioactive medium. 4. The results of the experiments indicated that the caffeine arose from purines released from the breakdown of nucleic acids rather than that it was formed directly from a purine pool. 5. A metabolic scheme to show the production of caffeine from the nucleotides of the nucleic acid is discussed.

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