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 …

Organic acids are synthesized in plants as a result of the incomplete oxidation of
photosynthetic products and represent the stored pools of fixed carbon accumulated due to …

Thermosensitive genic male-sterile (TGMS) lines, which are male-sterile at restrictive (high)
temperatures but male-fertile at permissive (low) temperatures, have been widely used in …

Characterized by strong acidity, chelating ability, and reducing ability, oxalic acid, a low
molecular weight dicarboxylic organic acid, plays important roles in the regulation of plant …

Oxalic acid (OA) is a unique organic acid that commonly occurs in plants with distinct
functions in modulating metabolic processes. To date, the role of OA has primarily been …

Biomineralization is a widespread strategy for augmenting robustness, and material
strength, and for co** with high concentrations of toxic minerals. Prominent examples for …

Proteins of the ARGONAUTE (AGO) family function in the epigenetic regulation of gene
expression. Although the rice (Oryza sativa) genome encodes 19 predicted AGO proteins …

Fleshy fruits and their products are important constituents of the human diet and are also of
considerable commercial importance. A large number of different organic acids are present …

Plants have evolved a lignin-based Casparian strip (CS) in roots that restricts passive
diffusion of mineral elements from the soil to the stele. However, the molecular mechanisms …

Abstract 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 () …