Transcriptome changes in the phenylpropanoid pathway in senescing leaves of Toona sinensis

To expand current knowledge of the transcriptome and functional genomics in this Toona sinensis, a de novo transcriptome sequence analysis of young and mature leaf tissues of T. sinensis was performed using the Illumina platform. This study not only expand knowledge of transcriptome characteristics for this valuable species, also provide a useful transcriptomic dataset to accelerate the researches on its metabolic mechanisms and functional genomics. This study can also further the understanding of unique aromatic metabolism and Chinese medicinal properties of T. sinensis.