The pathway of L-ascorbic acid biosynthesis in the colourless microalga Prototheca moriformis

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 54, Issue 389, 2003, Pages 1841-1849

  Running, Jeffrey Allan ^a   Burlingame, Richard Paul ^a,b   Berry, Alan ^a,c  

^a Bio Technical Resources   (United States)

^b Dyadic International Inc   (United States)

^c F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

GDP Mannose 3,5 epimerase; L ascorbic acid; Microalga; Prototheca

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME KINETICS; REACTION KINETICS;

GLUCONEOGENESIS;

ORGANIC ACIDS;

ASCORBIC ACID; CARBON; EPIMERASE; GDPMANNOSE 3,5 EPIMERASE; GDPMANNOSE 3,5-EPIMERASE; GLUCOSE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHLORELLA; CLASSIFICATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

ASCORBIC ACID; CARBOHYDRATE EPIMERASES; CARBON ISOTOPES; GLUCOSE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MUTATION; PROTOTHECA;

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA; PROTOTHECA; PROTOTHECA MORIFORMIS;

EID: 0042706186     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erg207     Document Type: Article

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