How does tea (Camellia sinensis) produce specialized metabolites which determine its unique quality and function: a review

Biochemical Pathway of Benzyl Nitrile Derived from l-Phenylalanine in Tea (Camellia sinensis) and Its Formation in Response to Postharvest Stresses

(2020) Yinyin Liao et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Alternative Pathway to the Formation of trans-Cinnamic Acid Derived from l-Phenylalanine in Tea (Camellia sinensis) Plants and Other Plants

(2020) Lanting Zeng et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Discovery and characterization of tannase genes in plants: roles in hydrolysis of tannins

(2020) Xinlong Dai et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The reference genome of tea plant and resequencing of 81 diverse accessions provide insights into genome evolution and adaptation of tea plants

(2020) Enhua Xia et al.   Molecular Plant

The Chromosome-Level Reference Genome of Tea Tree Unveils Recent Bursts of Non-autonomous LTR Retrotransposons in Driving Genome Size Evolution

(2020) Qun-Jie Zhang et al.   Molecular Plant

Identification and characterization of N9-methyltransferase involved in converting caffeine into non-stimulatory theacrine in tea

(2020) Yue-Hong Zhang et al.   Nature Communications

The chromosome-scale genome reveals the evolution and diversification after the recent tetraploidization event in tea plant

(2020) Jie-Dan Chen et al.   Horticulture Research

Nonaqueous fractionation and overexpression of fluorescent‐tagged enzymes reveals the subcellular sites of L‐theanine biosynthesis in tea

(2020) Xiumin Fu et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Genome assembly of wild tea tree DASZ reveals pedigree and selection history of tea varieties

(2020) Weiyi Zhang et al.   Nature Communications

Strategies for studying in vivo biochemical formation pathways and multilevel distributions of quality or function-related specialized metabolites in tea (Camellia sinensis)

(2020) Yinyin Liao et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION

Enzyme Catalytic Efficiencies and Relative Gene Expression Levels of (R)-Linalool Synthase and (S)-Linalool Synthase Determine the Proportion of Linalool Enantiomers in Camellia sinensis var. sinensis

(2020) Ying Zhou et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Characterization of l-Theanine Hydrolase in Vitro and Subcellular Distribution of Its Specific Product Ethylamine in Tea (Camellia sinensis)

(2020) Xiumin Fu et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Population sequencing enhances understanding of tea plant evolution

(2020) Xinchao Wang et al.   Nature Communications

Chinese oolong tea: An aromatic beverage produced under multiple stresses

(2020) Lanting Zeng et al.   TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Roles of specialized metabolites in biological function and environmental adaptability of tea plant (Camellia sinensis) as a metabolite studying model

(2020) Lanting Zeng et al.   Journal of Advanced Research

Understanding different regulatory mechanisms of proteinaceous and non-proteinaceous amino acid formation in tea (Camellia sinensis) provides new insights into the safe and effective alteration of tea flavor and function

(2019) Zhenming Yu et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION

Tea Plant Information Archive ( TPIA ): A comprehensive genomics and bioinformatics platform for tea plant

(2019) En‐Hua Xia et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Identification of a Novel Gene Encoding the Specialized Alanine Decarboxylase in Tea (Camellia sinensis) Plants

(2019) Peixian Bai et al.   MOLECULES

Caffeine Content and Related Gene Expression: Novel Insight into Caffeine Metabolism in Camellia Plants Containing Low, Normal, and High Caffeine Concentrations

(2019) Biying Zhu et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Elucidation of (Z)-3-Hexenyl-β-glucopyranoside Enhancement Mechanism Under Stresses from The Oolong Tea Manufacturing Process

(2019) Lanting Zeng et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

The tea plant reference genome and improved gene annotation using long-read and paired-end sequencing data

(2019) Enhua Xia et al.   Scientific Data

Visualized analysis of within-tissue spatial distribution of specialized metabolites in tea (Camellia sinensis) using desorption electrospray ionization imaging mass spectrometry

(2019) Yinyin Liao et al.   FOOD CHEMISTRY

Increasing Temperature Changes Flux into Multiple Biosynthetic Pathways for 2-Phenylethanol in Model Systems of Tea (Camellia sinensis) and Other Plants

(2019) Lanting Zeng et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Functional demonstration of plant flavonoid carbocations proposed to be involved in the biosynthesis of proanthocyanidins

(2019) Peiqiang Wang et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Theanine transporters identified in tea plants ( Camellia sinensis L.)

(2019) Chunxia Dong et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Formation of and changes in phytohormone levels in response to stress during the manufacturing process of oolong tea (Camellia sinensis)

(2019) Lanting Zeng et al.   POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY

Low temperature synergistically promotes wounding-induced indole accumulation by INDUCER OF CBF EXPRESSION-mediated alterations of jasmonic acid signaling in Camellia sinensis

(2019) Ying Zhou et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Sesquiterpene glucosylation mediated by glucosyltransferase UGT91Q2 is involved in the modulation of cold stress tolerance in tea plants

(2019) Mingyue Zhao et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Glucosyltransferase CsUGT78A14 Regulates Flavonols Accumulation and Reactive Oxygen Species Scavenging in Response to Cold Stress in Camellia sinensis

(2019) Mingyue Zhao et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Biosynthesis of Jasmine Lactone in Tea (Camellia sinensis) Leaves and Its Formation in Response to Multiple Stresses

(2018) Lanting Zeng et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Protocol: high-efficiency in-planta Agrobacterium-mediated transgenic hairy root induction of Camellia sinensis var. sinensis

(2018) Karthikeyan Alagarsamy et al.   Plant Methods

Transgenic Tea Over-expressing Solanum tuberosum Endo-1,3-beta-d-glucanase Gene Conferred Resistance Against Blister Blight Disease

(2018) H. Ranjit Singh et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTER

Draft genome sequence ofCamellia sinensisvar.sinensisprovides insights into the evolution of the tea genome and tea quality

(2018) Chaoling Wei et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DNA methylome analysis provides evidence that the expansion of the tea genome is linked to TE bursts

(2018) Lei Wang et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Understanding the biosyntheses and stress response mechanisms of aroma compounds in tea (Camellia sinensis) to safely and effectively improve tea aroma

(2018) Lanting Zeng et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION

Glucosylation of (Z)‐3‐hexenol informs intraspecies interactions in plants: A case study in Camellia sinensis

(2018) Tingting Jing et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

A coupled role for CsMYB75 and CsGSTF1 in anthocyanin hyperaccumulation in purple tea

(2018) Kang Wei et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Does oolong tea ( Camellia sinensis ) made from a combination of leaf and stem smell more aromatic than leaf-only tea? Contribution of the stem to oolong tea aroma

(2017) Lanting Zeng et al.   FOOD CHEMISTRY

Functional characterizations of β-glucosidases involved in aroma compound formation in tea ( Camellia sinensis )

(2017) Ying Zhou et al.   FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL

Studies on the Biochemical Formation Pathway of the Amino Acid l-Theanine in Tea (Camellia sinensis) and Other Plants

(2017) Sihua Cheng et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

The Tea Tree Genome Provides Insights into Tea Flavor and Independent Evolution of Caffeine Biosynthesis

(2017) En-Hua Xia et al.   Molecular Plant

Implementation of CsLIS/NES in linalool biosynthesis involves transcript splicing regulation in Camellia sinensis

(2017) Guo-Feng Liu et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Evolutionary and functional characterization of leucoanthocyanidin reductases from Camellia sinensis

(2017) Peiqiang Wang et al.   PLANTA

Proteome and Acetyl-Proteome Profiling of Camellia sinensis cv. ‘Anji Baicha’ during Periodic Albinism Reveals Alterations in Photosynthetic and Secondary Metabolite Biosynthetic Pathways

(2017) Yan-Xia Xu et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Formation of Volatile Tea Constituent Indole During the Oolong Tea Manufacturing Process

(2016) Lanting Zeng et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

An overview of biological production of L-theanine

(2015) Wanmeng Mu et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Does Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Glycosidically Bound Volatile Compounds Really Contribute to the Formation of Volatile Compounds During the Oolong Tea Manufacturing Process?

(2015) Jiadong Gui et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Volatile Glycosylation in Tea Plants: Sequential Glycosylations for the Biosynthesis of Aromaβ-Primeverosides Are Catalyzed by TwoCamellia sinensisGlycosyltransferases

(2015) Shoji Ohgami et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Ethylamine Content and Theanine Biosynthesis in Different Organs of Camellia sinensis Seedlings

(2015) Wei-Wei Deng et al.   ZEITSCHRIFT FUR NATURFORSCHUNG SECTION C-A JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCES

Effects of catechins on Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation of Camellia sinensis

(2014) Da-Peng Song et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

l-Glutamine and l-Glutamic Acid Facilitate Successful Agrobacterium Infection of Recalcitrant Tea Cultivars

(2013) Nitish Kumar et al.   APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Grape Phytochemicals and Associated Health Benefits

(2013) Jun Yang et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION

Cocoa Phytochemicals: Recent Advances in Molecular Mechanisms on Health

(2013) Jiyoung Kim et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION

Recent studies of the volatile compounds in tea

(2013) Ziyin Yang et al.   FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL

Functional Characterization of Proanthocyanidin Pathway Enzymes from Tea and Their Application for Metabolic Engineering

(2013) Y. Pang et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Purification and Characterization of a Novel Galloyltransferase Involved in Catechin Galloylation in the Tea Plant (Camellia sinensis)

(2012) Yajun Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Coffee Extract Attenuates Changes in Cardiovascular and Hepatic Structure and Function without Decreasing Obesity in High-Carbohydrate, High-Fat Diet-Fed Male Rats

(2012) Sunil K. Panchal et al.   JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Cloning of a NovelO-Methyltransferase fromCamellia sinensisand Synthesis ofO-Methylated EGCG and Evaluation of their Bioactivity

(2010) Masanobu Kirita et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Agrobacterium-Mediated Silencing of Caffeine Synthesis through Root Transformation in Camellia sinensis L.

(2010) Prashant Mohanpuria et al.   MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY

Caffeine Biosynthesis and Degradation in Tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] is under Developmental and Seasonal Regulation

(2009) Prashant Mohanpuria et al.   MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY

Distribution and biosynthesis of theanine in Theaceae plants

(2009) Wei-Wei Deng et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

A transcript profiling approach reveals an epicatechin-specific glucosyltransferase expressed in the seed coat of Medicago truncatula

(2008) Y. Pang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Caffeine and related purine alkaloids: Biosynthesis, catabolism, function and genetic engineering

(2007) Hiroshi Ashihara et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY