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South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences in Guangzhou
China
Tel.: 86-20-38072989
E-mail: zyyang@scbg.ac.cn
http://sourcedb.scib.cas.cn/yw/rck/201205/t20120504_3571658.html
Area of expertise: Secondary metabolism; biosynthesis; stress; volatile compound; amino acid; horticultural plant; tea
Selected Publications:
Zeng, L.T., Zhou, X.C., Fu, X.M., Hu, Y.L., Gu, D.C., Hou, X.L., Dong, F., and Yang, Z.Y. (2023). Effect of the biosynthesis of the volatile compound phenylacetaldehyde on chloroplast modifications in tea (Camellia sinensis) plants. Hortic. Res. 10: uhad003.
Gu, D.C., Wu, S.H., Yu, Z.M., Zeng, L.T., Qian, J.J., Zhou, X.C., and Yang, Z.Y. (2022). Involvement of histone deacetylase CsHDA2 in regulating (E)-nerolidol formation in tea (Camellia sinensis) exposed to tea green leafhopper infestation. Hortic. Res. 9: uhac158.
Xiao, Y.Y., Tan, H.B., Huang, H.T., Yu, J.Z., Zeng, L.T., Liao, Y.Y., Wu, P., and Yang, Z.Y. (2022). Light synergistically promotes the tea green leafhopper infestation-induced accumulation of linalool oxides and their glucosides in tea (Camellia sinensis). Food Chem. 394: 133460.
Fu, X.M., Liao, Y.Y., Cheng, S.H., Xu, X.L., Grierson, D., and Yang, Z.Y. (2021). Nonaqueous fractionation and overexpression of fluorescent-tagged enzymes reveals the subcellular sites of L-theanine biosynthesis in tea. Plant Biotechnol. J. 19: 98-108.
Zeng, L.T., Zhou, X.C., Liao, Y.Y., and Yang, Z.Y. (2021). Roles of specialized metabolites in biological function and environmental adaptability of tea plant (Camellia sinensis) as a metabolite studying model. J. Adv. Res. 34: 159-171.
Fu, X.M., Liao, Y.Y., Cheng, S.H., Deng, R.F., and Yang, Z.Y. (2021). Stable isotope-labeled precursor tracing reveals that L-alanine is converted to L-theanine via L-glutamate not ethylamine in tea plants in vivo. J. Agr. Food Chem. 69: 15354-15361.
Zhou, Y., Zeng, L.T., Hou, X.L., Liao, Y.Y., and Yang, Z.Y. (2020). Low temperature synergistically promotes wounding-induced indole accumulation by INDUCER OF CBF EXPRESSION-mediated alterations of jasmonic acid signaling in Camellia sinensis. J. Exp. Bot. 71: 2172-2185.
Fu, X.M., Cheng, S.H., Liao, Y.Y., Xu, X.L., Wang, X.C., Hao, X.Y., Xu, P., Dong, F., and Yang, Z.Y. (2020). Characterization of L‑theanine hydrolase in vitro and subcellular distribution of its specific product ethylamine in tea (Camellia sinensis). J. Agr. Food Chem. 68: 10842-10851.
Yu, Z.M., and Yang, Z.Y. (2020). 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. Crit. Rev. Food Sci. 60: 844-858.
Zeng, L.T., Watanabe, N., and Yang, Z.Y.(2019). Understanding the biosyntheses and stress response mechanisms of aroma compounds in tea (Camellia sinensis) to safely and effectively improve tea aroma. Crit. Rev. Food Sci. 59: 2321-2334.
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