Ascorbic acid, a familiar small molecule intertwined in the response of plants to ozone, pathogens, and the onset of senescence

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 959-970

  Conklin, P L ^a   Barth, C ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Apoplast; Arabidopsis; Ascorbate; Ascorbic acid; Cofactor; Hydroxylation; Metabolism; Mutant; Ozone; Pathogens; Senescence; Transport

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 3843149242     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2004.01203.x     Document Type: Review

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