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 …

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 …

The main role of acidity and pH is to confer microbial stability to wines. No less relevant, they
also preserve the color and sensory properties of wines. Tartaric and malic acids are …

The type II clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats/CRISPR-associated
protein 9 system (CRISPR/Cas9) has been successfully applied to edit target genes in …

The Science of Grapevines, Third Edition reflects the latest insights into cultivar
relationships, vascular transport, hormone action, and stress responses of grapevines …

Wine Science: Principles and Applications, Fifth Edition, delivers in-depth information and
expertise in a single, science-focused volume, including all the complexities and nuances of …

Wine is an ancient beverage and has been prized throughout time for its unique and
pleasing flavor. Wine flavor arises from a mixture of hundreds of chemical components …

Wine is made up of more than one thousand compounds, the majority of which, such as
vitamins and minerals, come from the grapes, while others, like ethanol and glycerol, are …

Grapes are grown in semiarid environments, where drought and salinity are common
problems. Microarray transcript profiling, quantitative reverse transcription-PCR, and …

We report physiological and anatomical characteristics of water transport across roots grown
in soil of two cultivars of grapevine (Vitis vinifera) differing in response to water stress …