Ascorbate metabolism in potato leaves supplied with exogenous ascorbate

Free Radical Research

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL., 1999, Pages

  Imai, Tsuyoshi ^a   Kingston Smith, Alison H ^b   Foyer, Christine H ^c  

^a Natl Res Inst Vegetables O   (Japan)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Ascorbate; Dehydroascorbate; Photosynthesis; Potato; Turnover

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CHLOROPHYLL; DEHYDROASCORBIC ACID;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; POTATO; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0033385491     PISSN: 10715762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10715769900301471     Document Type: Conference Paper

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