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Tea: The Splendid Elixir, Part 1

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The Coffee Genome Provides Insights Into the Convergent Evolution of Caffeine Biosynthesis

Coffee comes from the genus Caffea or Caffea Canifora. The coffee plant manufacturers several enzymes that act on this compound. One example of a compound manufactured with the help of in-methyltransferases is salicylic acid, which turns out to be a potent pain reliever in animals like us.

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