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The function of ascorbate oxidase in tobacco.
Plant physiology - 1 Jul 2003
Pignocchi Cristina, Fletcher John M, Wilkinson Joy E, Barnes Jeremy D, Foyer Christine H
Abstract excerpt
The function of the apoplastic enzyme ascorbate oxidase (AO) was investigated in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum). The abundance of AO mRNA was up-regulated by light. Cytosolic ascorbate peroxidase (APX1) transcripts were also highest in the light. In contrast, L-galactono-gamma-lactone dehydrogenase, stromal APX, and thylakoid APX transcripts remained constant over the day/night cycle. Salicylic acid inhibited...
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