Paulo MazzaferaSummaryCountry: Brazil Publications
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Catabolism of caffeine in plants and microorganismsPaulo Mazzafera
Departamento de Fisiologia Vegetal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, CP 6109, 13083 970, Campinas, SP, Brasil
Front Biosci 9:1348-59. 2004..In bacteria, theobromine, paraxanthine and 7-methylxantine may also be oxidized to their corresponding methyluric acids...
Caffeine and resistance of coffee to the berry borer Hypothenemus hampei (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)Oliveiro Guerreiro Filho
, CP28, CEP 13001-970, Campinas, SP, Brazil
J Agric Food Chem 51:6987-91. 2003..Other experiments showed that the attractiveness to insects was not related to the caffeine content of mature fruits. These results indicate that H. hampei has evolved an adaptation to handle the toxic effects of caffeine...
Plant biochemistry: a naturally decaffeinated arabica coffeeMaria B Silvarolla
, IAC-APTA, CP 28, CEP 13001-970, Campinas, SP, Brasil
Nature 429:826. 2004....
Bromeliad-living spiders improve host plant nutrition and growthGustavo Q Romero
Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, CP 6109, CEP 13083 970, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Ecology 87:803-8. 2006..Because several animal species live strictly associated with bromeliad rosettes, this type of facultative mutualism involving the Bromeliaceae may be more common than previously thought...
Allantoin has a limited role as nitrogen source in cultured coffee cellsSílvia B Filippi
Departamento de Fisiologia Vegetal, Instituto de Biologia, CP 6109, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083 970 Campinas, SP, Brasil
J Plant Physiol 164:544-52. 2007..Compared with mineral N sources, cells grown with ALN-N accumulated much less mass. The inclusion of ALN in the medium caused significant alterations in the content of some N compounds indicating a stress condition...
Abiotic and biotic stresses and changes in the lignin content and composition in plantsJullyana Cristina Magalhães Silva Moura
Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, CP 6109, 13083 970, Campinas, SP, Brazil
J Integr Plant Biol 52:360-76. 2010..This review focuses on recent literature reporting on the main types of abiotic and biotic stresses that alter the biosynthesis of lignin in plants...
