Conklin Patricia L, Foyer Christine H, Hancock Robert D, Ishikawa Takahiro, Smirnoff Nicholas
Biological Sciences Department, Bowers Hall Rm 240, SUNY Cortland, Cortland, NY 13045, USA.
School of Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston B15 2TT, UK.
J Exp Bot. 2024 May 3;75(9):2599-2603. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erae143.
This Special Issue was assembled to mark the 25th anniversary of the proposal of the d -mannose/ l -galactose (Smirnoff-Wheeler) ascorbate biosynthesis pathway in plants ( Wheeler et al., 1998 ). The issue aims to assess the current state of knowledge and to identify outstanding questions about ascorbate metabolism and functions in plants.
本期特刊旨在纪念植物中d-甘露糖/l-半乳糖(斯米尔诺夫-惠勒)抗坏血酸生物合成途径提出25周年(惠勒等人,1998年)。本期特刊旨在评估当前的知识状况,并确定有关植物中抗坏血酸代谢和功能的突出问题。