Plant secondary metabolites (PSMs) are vital for human health and constitute the skeletal
framework of many pharmaceutical drugs. Indeed, more than 25% of the existing drugs …

Volatile organic compounds are important mediators of mutualistic interactions between
plants and their physical and biological surroundings. Volatiles rapidly indicate competition …

Tea plant is an important economic crop, which is used to produce the world's oldest and
most widely consumed tea beverages. Here, we present a high-quality reference genome …

Tea is one of the world's oldest crops and is cultivated to produce beverages with various
flavours. Despite advances in sequencing technologies, the genetic mechanisms underlying …

Glycosyltransferases catalyse the transfer of a glycosyl moiety from a donor to an acceptor.
Members of this enzyme class are ubiquitous throughout all kingdoms of life and are …

Medicinal plants and their bioactive molecules are integral components of nature and have
supported the health of human societies for millennia. However, the prevailing view of …

Specialized plant metabolites (SPMs), traditionally referred to as 'secondary metabolites',
are chemical compounds involved in a broad range of biological functions, including plant …

With the development of metabolomics analytical techniques, relevant studies have
increased in recent decades. The procedures of metabolomics analysis mainly include …

Arginine decarboxylase (ADC)‐mediated putrescine (Put) biosynthesis plays an important
role in plant abiotic stress response. SNF1‐related protein kinases 2s (SnRK2s) and …

Abstract Background Wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox), an important ornamental plant,
has evolved unique fragrant aroma and winter-flowering properties, which are critical for its …