Light-controlled expression of a gene encoding L-galactono-γ-lactone dehydrogenase which affects ascorbate pool size in Arabidopsis thaliana

Plant Science

Volumn 164, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1111-1117

  Tamaoki, Masanori ^a   Mukai, Fumiko ^a   Asai, Naoko ^a   Nakajima, Nobuyoshi ^a   Kubo, Akihiro ^a   Aono, Mitsuko ^a   Saji, Hikaru ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Ascorbic acid; Diurnal change; L Galactono lactone dehydrogenase; Light response

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; DNA; ENZYMES; RNA;

LIGHT CONTROLLED EXPRESSIONS;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 0038526278     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(03)00122-5     Document Type: Article

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