Chalcone synthase (CHS) and chalcone isomerase (CHI) are the key enzymes controlling the metabolism of flavonoid and anthocyanin. In this paper, 1 full-length cDNA of CHS and 1 full-length cDNA of CHI were separated from the cDNA library and EST library of Camellia oleifera by the method of molecular cloning. The cDNA of C. oleifera CHS contains 1 479 bp for 412 amino acids, which is so far the longest CHS and displays high evolution homology with those other species for very high similarity. The cDNA of C. oleifera CHI contains 899 bp for ...