Preliminary studies of ascorbate metabolism in green and albino regions of variegated leaves of Coleus blumei, Benth.

Free Radical Research

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL., 1999, Pages

  Peltzer, Detlef ^a   Schwanz, Peter ^a   Polle, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ascorbate synthesis; Coleus; Dehydroascorbate; L galactose dehydrogenase; Non photosynthetic tissue

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; DEHYDROASCORBIC ACID; GALACTOSE DEHYDROGENASE; PLANT EXTRACT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYME ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PH; PLANT LEAF; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

COLEUS; COLEUS BLUMEI; SOLENOSTEMON SCUTELLARIOIDES;

EID: 0033369143     PISSN: 10715762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10715769900301481     Document Type: Conference Paper

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