L-ascorbic acid biosynthetic process

Known as: ascorbate biosynthesis, ascorbate biosynthetic process, L-ascorbic acid formation 
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of L-ascorbic acid; L-ascorbic acid ionizes to give L-ascorbate, (2R)-2-[(1S)-1,2… Expand
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Oxidative stress and antioxidants in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) plants subjected to boron toxicity.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS Boron (B) toxicity triggers the formation of reactive oxygen species in plant tissues. However, there is… Expand
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Arabidopsis thaliana VTC4 encodes L-galactose-1-P phosphatase, a plant ascorbic acid biosynthetic enzyme.
In plants, a proposed ascorbate (vitamin C) biosynthesis pathway occurs via GDP-D-mannose (GDP-D-Man), GDP-L-galactose (GDP-L-Gal… Expand
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2006
2006
Biosynthesis of ascorbic acid in legume root nodules.
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is a major antioxidant and redox buffer, but is also involved in other critical processes of plants… Expand
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Antisense suppression of l-galactose dehydrogenase in Arabidopsis thaliana provides evidence for its role in ascorbate synthesis and reveals light modulated l-galactose synthesis.
l-Galactose dehydrogenase (l-GalDH), a novel enzyme that oxidizes l-Gal to l-galactono-1,4-lactone (l-GalL), has been purified… Expand
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
BIOSYNTHESIS OF ASCORBIC ACID IN PLANTS: A Renaissance.
The structure of the familiar antioxidant L-ascorbic acid (vitamin C) was described in 1933 yet remarkably, its biosynthesis in… Expand
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Review
2001
Review
2001
L-ascorbic acid biosynthesis.
Biosynthesis of L-ascorbate (vitamin C) occurs by different pathways in plants and mammals. Yeast contain D-erythroascorbate, a… Expand
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Low ascorbic acid in the vtc-1 mutant of Arabidopsis is associated with decreased growth and intracellular redistribution of the antioxidant system.
Ascorbic acid has numerous and diverse roles in plant metabolism. We have used the vtc-1 mutant of Arabidopsis, which is… Expand
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Review
2000
Review
2000
Ascorbic acid in plants: biosynthesis and function.
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is an abundant component of plants. It reaches a concentration of over 20 mM in chloroplasts and occurs… Expand
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Environmental stress sensitivity of an ascorbic acid-deficient Arabidopsis mutant.
L-ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is a powerful reducing agent found in millimolar concentrations in plants, and is proposed to play an… Expand
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Review
1994
Review
1994
Ascorbate system in plant development
By using lycorine, a specific inhibitor of ascorbate biosynthesis, it was possible to demonstrate that plant cells consume a high… Expand
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