Biochemical and transcriptomic analyses reveal different metabolite biosynthesis profiles among three color and developmental stages in 'Anji Baicha' (Camellia sinensis)

BMC Plant Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Li, Chun Fang ^a,b   Xu, Yan Xia ^a   Ma, Jian Qiang ^a   Jin, Ji Qiang ^a   Huang, Dan Juan ^a   Yao, Ming Zhe ^a   Ma, Chun Lei ^a   Chen, Liang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Albino; Camellia sinensis; Carotenoids; Chlorophylls; RNA seq; Tea plant; Theanine

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; GLUTAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PLANT PROTEIN; THEANINE;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF;

BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CAROTENOIDS; CHLOROPHYLL; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GLUTAMATES; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS;

EID: 84986333477     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12870-016-0885-2     Document Type: Article

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