The absence of the caffeine synthase gene is involved in the naturally decaffeinated status of Coffea humblotiana, a wild species from Comoro archipelago

The absence of the caffeine synthase gene is involved in the naturally decaffeinated status of Coffea humblotiana, a wild species from Comoro archipelago

Abstract Caffeine is the most consumed alkaloid stimulant in the world. It is synthesized through the activity of three known N-methyltransferase proteins. Here we are reporting on the 422-Mb chromosome-level assembly of the Coffea humblotiana genome, a wild and endangered, naturally caffeine-free,...

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Main Authors: Nathalie Raharimalala, Stephane Rombauts, Andrew McCarthy, Andréa Garavito, Simon Orozco-Arias, Laurence Bellanger, Alexa Yadira Morales-Correa, Solène Froger, Stéphane Michaux, Victoria Berry, Sylviane Metairon, Coralie Fournier, Maud Lepelley, Lukas Mueller, Emmanuel Couturon, Perla Hamon, Jean-Jacques Rakotomalala, Patrick Descombes, Romain Guyot, Dominique Crouzillat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87419-0

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87419-0

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