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Caffeine synthase (CS), the S-adenosylmethionine-dependent N-methyltransferase involved in the last two steps of caffeine biosynthesis, was extracted from young tea (Camellia sinensis) leaves; the CS was purified 520-fold to apparent homogeneity and a final specific activity of 5.7 nkat mg-1 protein
1. Extracts prepared from tea leaves with Polyclar AT (insoluble polyvinylpyrrolidine) contained two methyltransferase activities catalysing the transfer of methyl groups from S-adenosylmethionine to 7-methylxanthine, producing theobromine, and to theobromine, producing caffeine. 2. The
Herbal dietary supplements to promote health may be double-edge swords. A herbal dietary supplement, FastOne, which contains extracts of kola nut, grape, green tea and Ginkgo biloba, and is used as an agent for weight management, was administered to rats to test whether it induced CYP1A2, a