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Item A cor verde do endosperma do café(Instituto Agronômico (IAC), 1988-07) Mazzafera, Paulo; Guerreiro Filho, Oliveiro; Carvalho, AlcidesRealizaram-se comparações entre as sementes dos cultivares Mundo Novo de Coffea arabica, cujo endosperma é verde, com as do cultivar Cera, dessa espécie, de endosperma amarelo, com o objetivo de determinar os componentes responsáveis por aquela cor. Nas análises de clorofilas, flavonóides, diterpenos totais, ácido clorogênico e íons Mg, Ca, K, Fe e B, nenhuma diferença foi verificada entre os dois cultivares, sugerindo que a coloração verde se deva à presença de outros componentes ou que o 'Cera' apresente um componente que não ocorre no 'Mundo Novo' e que inibe o desenvolvimento da cor verde no seu endosperma.Item Characterisation of AC1: a naturally decaffeinated coffee(Instituto Agronômico (IAC), 2012-04) Benatti, Luciana Benjamim; Silvarolla, Maria Bernadete; Mazzafera, PauloWe compared the biochemical characteristics of the beans of a naturally decaffeinated Arabica coffee (AC1) discovered in 2004 with those of the widely grown Brazilian Arabica cultivar “Mundo Novo” (MN). Although we observed differences during fruit development, the contents of amino acids, organic acids, chlorogenic acids, soluble sugars and trigonelline were similar in the ripe fruits of AC1 and MN. AC1 beans accumulated theobromine, and caffeine was almost entirely absent. Tests on the supply of [2- 14 C] adenine and enzymatic analysis of theobromine synthase and caffeine synthase in the endosperm of AC1 confirmed that, as in the leaves, caffeine synthesis is blocked during the methylation of theobromine to caffeine. The quality of the final coffee beverage obtained from AC1 was similar to that of MN.