Vitamin C in fleshy fruits: biosynthesis, recycling, genes, and enzymes
L-ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is a plant secondary metabolite that has a variety of functions both in plant tissues and in the human body. Plants are the main source of vitamin C in human nutrition, especially citrus, rose hip, tomato, strawberry, pepper, papaya, kiwi, and currant fruits. However, in...
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| Language: | English |
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Institute of Cytology and Genetics of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
2019-05-01
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| Series: | Vavilovskij Žurnal Genetiki i Selekcii |
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| Online Access: | https://vavilov.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/2018 |