Throughout evolution, a number of animals including humans have lost the ability to
synthesize ascorbic acid (ascorbate, vitamin C), an essential molecule in the physiology of …

Ascorbic acid, also known as vitamin C, is a vital antioxidant widely found in plants. Plant
fruits are rich in ascorbic acid and are the primary source of human intake of ascorbic acid …

Plant‐derived Vitamin C (l‐ascorbic acid (AsA)) is crucial for human health and wellbeing
and thus increasing AsA content is of interest to plant breeders. In plants GDP‐l‐galactose …

The kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis) is an economically and nutritionally important fruit crop
with remarkably high vitamin C content. Here we report the draft genome sequence of a …

Abstract l-Ascorbic acid (Asc) is the most abundant water-soluble antioxidant in plants. It
serves as a cofactor for enzymes involved in photosynthesis, hormone biosynthesis, and the …

Environmental stresses (salinity, drought, heat/cold, light and other hostile conditions) may
trigger in plants oxidative stress, generating the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) …

l‐Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is as essential to plants as it is to animals. Ascorbic acid functions
as a major redox buffer and as a cofactor for enzymes involved in regulating photosynthesis …

Plants synthesize ascorbate from guanosine diphosphate (GDP)‐mannose via l‐galactose/l‐
gulose, although uronic acids have also been proposed as precursors. Genes encoding all …

The life of any living organism can be defined as a hurdle due to different kind of stresses.
As with all living organisms, plants are exposed to various abiotic stresses, such as drought …

Ascorbate (vitamin C) is an essential antioxidant and enzyme cofactor in both plants and
animals. Ascorbate concentration is tightly regulated in plants, partly to respond to stress …