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Ascorbate metabolism and the developmental demand for tartaric and oxalic acids in ripening grape berries

BACKGROUND: Fresh fruits are well accepted as a good source of the dietary antioxidant ascorbic acid (Asc, Vitamin C). However, fruits such as grapes do not accumulate exceptionally high quantities of Asc. Grapes, unlike most other cultivated fruits do however use Asc as a precursor for the synthesi...

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Autores principales: Melino, Vanessa J, Soole, Kathleen L, Ford, Christopher M
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2797797/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19995454
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2229-9-145