The function and metabolism of ascorbic acid in plants

Annals of Botany

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 661-669

  Smirnoff, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ascorbate oxidase; Ascorbic acid; cell division; cell wall; growth; oxidative stress; ozone; photosynthesis; vitamin C

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030459907     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1996.0175     Document Type: Article

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