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Ascorbic acid metabolism and functions: A comparison of plants and mammals
Ascorbic acid is synthesised by eukaryotes, the known exceptions being primates and some other animal groups which have lost functional gulonolactone oxidase. Prokaryotes do not synthesise ascorbate and do not need an ascorbate supply, so the functions that are essential for mammals and plants are n...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier Science
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6191929/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29567393 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2018.03.033 |