Ascorbate peroxidase (APX) is one of the key antioxidases in the process of activeoxygen metabolism in plants,furthermore,it is a major family of enzymes in the processof vitamin C (VC) metabolism.Tea contains abundant VC,which is an important activecomponent with abundant nutrition in tea.However,there will be a great loss of VC in teaduring processing and storage.Studies on related genes of VC metabolism in the tea plant(Camellai sinensis) will be helpful to uncover the mechanism of VC metabolism i...