Chinese Bulletin of Botany ›› 2016, Vol. 51 ›› Issue (3): 396-410.DOI: 10.11983/CBB15093

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Recent Advances in the Study of Accumulation of Ascorbic Acid and Its Molecular Mechanism in Plants

Le Yu1†, Yonghai Liu1†, Weichao Yuan1, Liping Zhou1, Changlian Peng2*   

  1. 1College of Life Sciences, Zhaoqing University, Zhaoqing 526061, China
    2College of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
  • Received:2015-06-01 Accepted:2015-11-01 Online:2016-05-01 Published:2016-05-24
  • Contact: Peng Changlian
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    ? These authors contributed equally to this paper

Abstract: Ascorbic acid (Asc) is a widespread antioxidant in plants and plays important roles in the growth and develop- ment of plants and formation of fruit quality. Plant Asc accumulates differentially in different plants. This paper summarizes the differences in Asc accumulation and its reasons, the diversity of biological function of Asc and the molecular mechanism of Asc accumulation in plants. The information will be useful for further studies of plant stress and fruit quality.