The free AAs in tea plant tissues were extracted from 120 mg tea tissues with 1 mL of 4% sulfosalicylic acid as described previously (Zhang et al., 2021). The supernatants were filtered through a 0.22 μm Millipore filter before analysis. A mobile phase containing lithium citrate for AA derivatization and UV–Vis detection at 570 and 440 nm were used in the Hitachi High-Speed Amino Acid Analyzer system (L-8900, Hitachi) (Zhang et al., 2021). The peak areas of AAs were quantified in comparison with the AA standards.
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