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Exploring the evolution of caffeine biosynthesis enzymes

Author(s): Shuchismita Dutta

RCSB Protein Data Bank, Rutgers University

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Summary:
Caffeine is a very common stimulant consume worldwide as tea, coffee, mate, cocoa, and chocolate. Ever wondered why plants make caffeine? Do all caffeine producing plants have the same enzymes for caffeine biosynthesis?

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Version 1.0 - published on 22 Jan 2020 doi:10.25334/EE3E-S080 - cite this

Adapted from: Lesson V - Phylogenetics v 2.0

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