Does ascorbate in the mesophyll cell walls form the first line of defence against ozone? Testing the concept using broad bean (Vicia faba L.)

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 51, Issue 346, 2000, Pages 901-910

  Turcsányi, Enikö ^a,b   Lyons, Tom ^a   Plöchl, Matthias ^c   Barnes, Jeremy ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING AND BIOECONOMY ATB   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Apoplast; Ascorbate; Cell wall; Detoxification; Ozone

Indexed keywords

CELL FUSING AGENT VIRUS; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); VICIA FABA;

ASCORBIC ACID; OZONE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CELL WALL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENT; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; TIME; VICIA FABA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CELL WALL; ENVIRONMENT; OZONE; PLANT LEAVES; TIME FACTORS; VICIA FABA;

EID: 0343134184     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/51.346.901     Document Type: Article

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