The challenge of increasing vitamin C content in plant foods

Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1110-1121

  Cruz Rus, Eduardo ^a   Amaya, Iraida ^b   Valpuesta, Victoriano ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE HORTOFRUTICULTURA SUBTROPICAL Y MEDITERRÁNEA LA MAYORA   (Spain)

^b IFAPA CENTRO EL TORUÑO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Biosynthesis; Plant biotechnology; Plant foods

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY; ASCORBIC ACIDS; CATABOLIC PATHWAY; COFACTORS; FORWARD LOOKING; GENE TRANSFORMATION; GENETIC MODIFICATIONS; HIGH VARIABILITY; HUMAN CONSUMPTION; HUMAN DISEASE; HUMAN HEALTH; L-ASCORBIC ACID; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT FOODS; PLANT ORGANS; PLANT SCIENCE; PLANT TISSUES; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SCAVENGE REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; VITAMIN C;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; KETONES; ORGANIC ACIDS; PLANTS (BOTANY); TISSUE;

VITAMINS;

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBATE PEROXIDASE; ASCORBIC ACID; CARNITINE; CATECHOL OXIDASE; DIOXYGENASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLYCERIC ACID; GUANOSINE PHOSPHATE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; OXALIC ACID; PHOSPHOMANNOMUTASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SCAVENGER; TARTARIC ACID; TOCOPHEROL;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARABIDOPSIS; ASCORBIC ACID DEFICIENCY; ASCORBIC ACID METABOLISM; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CITRUS FRUIT; CROP IMPROVEMENT; DIETARY INTAKE; DNA MODIFICATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; FATIGUE; FRUIT; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMAN; HYDROXYLATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS MAPPING; REVIEW; SCURVY; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

ASCORBIC ACID; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FRUIT; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PLANTS, EDIBLE; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84866045915     PISSN: 18606768     EISSN: 18607314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/biot.201200041     Document Type: Review

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