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Ascorbate Biosynthesis during Early Fruit Development Is the Main Reason for Its Accumulation in Kiwi
BACKGROUND: Ascorbic acid (AsA) is a unique antioxidant as well as an enzyme cofactor. Although it has multiple roles in plants, it is unclear how its accumulation is controlled at the expression level, especially in sink tissues. Kiwifruit (Actinidia) is well-known for its high ascorbate content. O...
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Public Library of Science
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3000333/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21151561 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0014281 |