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https://rda.sliit.lk/handle/123456789/1336| Title: | Gamma-hydroxybutyrate accumulates in green tea and soybean sprouts in response to oxygen deficiency |
| Authors: | Shelp, B. J Allan, W. L Peiris, C Bown, A. W |
| Keywords: | Gamma-hydroxybutyrate gamma-aminobutyrate oxygen deficiency bean sprouts tea |
| Issue Date: | Oct-2003 |
| Publisher: | Canadian Science Publisher |
| Citation: | W. L Allan, C. Peiris, A. W. Bown, and B. J. Shelp. Gamma-hydroxybutyrate accumulates in green tea and soybean sprouts in response to oxygen deficiency. Canadian Journal of Plant Science. 83(4): 951-953. https://doi.org/10.4141/P03-085 |
| Series/Report no.: | Canadian Journal of Plant Science;Vol 83 Pages 951-953 |
| Abstract: | Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) is an illicit drug, which may be derived in plants from a stress-inducible metabolite known as gamma-aminobutyrate. Here, oxygen deficiency caused the accumulation of GHB in green tea and soybean sprouts (76 and 155 nmol g-1 fresh weight, respectively). These findings demonstrate that GHB levels are elevated in severely modified atmospheres, but they pose no risk to human health. Further work is required to assess the extent of this phenomenon. |
| URI: | http://rda.sliit.lk/handle/123456789/1336 |
| Appears in Collections: | Research Papers Research Papers - School of Natural Sciences Research Papers - SLIIT Staff Publications |
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