Ascorbate content of wheat leaves is not determined by maximal L-galactono-1,4-lactone dehydrogenase (GalLDH) activity under drought stress

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1073-1081

  Bartoli, Carlos G ^a   Guiamet, Juan J ^a   Kiddle, Guy ^b   Pastori, Gabriela M ^b   Di Cagno, Raffaella ^a   Theodoulou, Frederica L ^b   Foyer, Christine H ^b  

^a Universidad Nacional de La Plata   (Argentina)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Dehydroascorbate; Drought; L galactono 1,4 lactone; L galactono 1,4 lactone dehydrogenase; Mitochondria; Oxidative damage; Redox regulation; Wheat

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION; CATALYSIS; DROUGHT STRESS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; METABOLITE; PROTEIN; REGENERATION; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33645038387     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2005.01338.x     Document Type: Article

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