L-Gulono-1,4-lactone oxidase expression rescues vitamin C-deficient Arabidopsis (vtc) mutants

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 837-844

  Radzio, Jessica A ^a   Lorence, Argelia ^a   Chevone, Boris I ^a   Nessler, Craig L ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; L gulono 1,4 lactone oxidase; Plant metabolic engineering; Vitamin C biosynthesis; vtc mutants

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; DNA; GENES; PLANTS (BOTANY); TISSUE;

LEAF TISSUE; VITAMIN-C;

VITAMINS;

ANIMALIA; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; LACTUCA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

ALDEHYDE REDUCTASE; ASCORBIC ACID; GULONOLACTONE OXIDASE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PLANT LEAF; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; ASCORBIC ACID; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; L-GULONOLACTONE OXIDASE; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SUGAR ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASES;

EID: 3242715998     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:PLAN.0000023671.99451.1d     Document Type: Article

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