Recent advances in the role and biosynthesis of ascorbic acid in plants

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 383-394

  Conklin, P L ^a,b  

^a United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service and Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Arabidopsis; Ascorbate; Biosynthesis; Cell division; Cofactor; Hydroxylation; Metabolism; Mutant

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035045450     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.2001.00686.x     Document Type: Review

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