影响因子：6.综合性期刊二区综合性Q15/
Abstract
BackgroundTeaisthesecondmostpopularbeveragegloballyafterwaterandcontainsabundantspecializedmetabolites.Thesemetabolitesgiveteauniquequalityandarebeneficialtohumanhealth.Somesecondarymetabolitesareproducedtohelpplants,includingteaplants(Camelliasinensis),adapttovariableenvironmentandgrownormally.Therefore,whetherabundantspecializedmetaboliteshavebiologicalfunctionsandplayrolesintheenvironmentaladaptabilityofteaplantsisofinterest.
AimofreviewResearchprogressregardingthebiologicalfunctionsofspecializedmetabolites(includingcatechins,l-theanine,caffeine,andvolatile