Effect of sucrose on ascorbate level and expression of genes involved in the ascorbate biosynthesis and recycling pathway in harvested broccoli florets

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 56, Issue 409, 2005, Pages 65-72

  Nishikawa, Fumie ^a,b,c   Kato, Masaya ^c   Hyodo, Hiroshi ^b   Ikoma, Yoshinori ^c   Sugiura, Minoru ^c   Yano, Masamichi ^c  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FRUIT TREE SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ascorbate; Brassica oleracea; Gene expression; Harvest; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; GENES; HARVESTING; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METABOLISM; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ASCORBATE; BROCCOLI FLORETS; CHLOROPLASTS; RECYCLING PATHWAYS;

SUGAR (SUCROSE);

ASCORBIC ACID; SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; BRASSICA; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; TIME; UPREGULATION;

ASCORBIC ACID; BRASSICA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; SUCROSE; TIME FACTORS; UP-REGULATION;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 11444256176     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eri007     Document Type: Article

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