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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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Autores principales: Li, Mingjun, Ma, Fengwang, Liang, Dong, Li, Juan, Wang, Yanlei
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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