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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
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