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Evolution of alternative biosynthetic pathways for vitamin C following plastid acquisition in photosynthetic eukaryotes

Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is an enzyme co-factor in eukaryotes that also plays a critical role in protecting photosynthetic eukaryotes against damaging reactive oxygen species derived from the chloroplast. Many animal lineages, including primates, have become ascorbate auxotrophs due to the loss of...

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Autores principales: Wheeler, Glen, Ishikawa, Takahiro, Pornsaksit, Varissa, Smirnoff, Nicholas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4396506/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25768426
http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.06369

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