Vitamin C degradation in plant cells via enzymatic hydrolysis of 4-0-oxalyl-L-threonate

Nature

Volumn 433, Issue 7021, 2005, Pages 83-87

  Green, Martha A ^a   Fry, Stephen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CROPS; DEGRADATION; ENZYMES; HYDROLYSIS; OXIDATION;

BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; DEGRADATIVE PATHWAYS; ELUCIDATION; OXIDATIVE BURSTS;

VITAMINS;

ASCORBIC ACID; OXIDIZING AGENT; PEROXIDE; THREONINE;

VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION KINETICS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY BURST; ROSE;

ASCORBIC ACID; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BUFFERS; BUTYRIC ACIDS; CELLS, CULTURED; ENZYMES; HYDROLYSIS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PERIODIC ACID; PLANT PROTEINS; ROSA;

ASCORBIC ACID; BIOSYNTHESIS; DEGRADATION; ENZYMES; FARM CROPS; HYDROLYSIS; OXIDANTS;

ROSA; VITACEAE;

EID: 11944261503     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature03172     Document Type: Article

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