Ascorbic acid in plants: Biosynthesis and function

Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 291-314

  Smirnoff, Nicholas ^a   Wheeler, Glen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; L galactose; Mannose; Oxidative stress; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBATE OXIDASE; ASCORBIC ACID;

ARABIDOPSIS; CELL DIVISION; CELL GROWTH; CELL WALL; CHLOROPLAST; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC PLANT; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 0033829127     PISSN: 10409238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409230008984166     Document Type: Review

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