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2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases: A renaissance in attention for ascorbic acid in plants.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Mahmood Asaad M, Dunwell Jim M
Abstract excerpt
L-Ascorbic acid (ascorbate, Vitamin C) is an essential human micronutrient that is predominantly obtained from plants. It is known to work as the major antioxidant in plants, and it underpins several environmentally induced stresses due to its use as a co-factor by certain 2-oxoglutarate-dependent (2-OG) dioxygenases [2(OG)-dioxygenases]. It is important to understand the role of 2(OG)-dioxygenases in the...
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