Ascorbic acid metabolism in pea seedlings. A comparison of D-glucosone, L-sorbosone, and L-galactono-1,4-lactone as ascorbate precursors

Plant Physiology

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 453-461

  Pallanca, Jane E ^a   Smirnoff, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBATE OXIDASE; ASCORBIC ACID; ASCORBIC ACID PEROXIDASE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMICAL PATHWAY; BIOSYNTHESIS; DEHYDROASCORBIC ACID REDUCTASE; DEXTRO GLUCOSONE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYMIC CONVERSION; GERMINATION; LEVO GALACTONO 1,4 LACTONE; LEVO SORBOSONE; MONODEHYDROASCORBATE REDUCTASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PLANT METABOLISM;

PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 0032793011     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.120.2.453     Document Type: Article

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