Manipulation of l-ascorbic acid biosynthesis pathways in Solanum lycopersicum: Elevated GDP-mannose pyrophosphorylase activity enhances l-ascorbate levels in red fruit

Planta

Volumn 235, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 553-564

  Cronje, Christelle ^a   George, Gavin M ^a   Fernie, Alisdair R ^b   Bekker, Jan ^a   Kossmann, Jens ^a   Bauer, Rolene ^c  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Arabinono 1,4 lactone oxidase; Ascorbate; GDP mannose pyrophosphorylase; Myo inositol oxygenase; Solanum

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; INOSITOL OXYGENASE; MANNOSE 1 PHOSPHATE GUANYLYLTRANSFERASE; MANNOSE 1-PHOSPHATE GUANYLYLTRANSFERASE; NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOSYNTHESIS; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; TOMATO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; ASCORBIC ACID; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; INOSITOL OXYGENASE; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

ANIMALIA; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SOLANUM;

EID: 84857624664     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: 14322048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-011-1525-6     Document Type: Article

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