Uptake and Conversion of Radioactive Carbon Dioxide and Glucose in the Acerola and their Relationship to Ascorbic Acid Biosynthesis
Vol. 50 No. 1 (1966), Articles
Vol. 50 No. 1 (1966)

Uptake and Conversion of Radioactive Carbon Dioxide and Glucose in the Acerola and their Relationship to Ascorbic Acid Biosynthesis

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https://doi.org/10.46429/jaupr.v50i1.3437
Published 1966-01-01
  • A. Maretzki
  • H. J. Teas
  • C. F. Asenjo
A. Maretzki
H. J. Teas
C. F. Asenjo
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Maretzki, A., Teas, H. J., & Asenjo, C. F. (1966). Uptake and Conversion of Radioactive Carbon Dioxide and Glucose in the Acerola and their Relationship to Ascorbic Acid Biosynthesis. The Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico, 50(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.46429/jaupr.v50i1.3437
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Abstract

A study of the fate of radiocarbon-labeled glucose and carbon dioxide in the acerola (West Indian Cherry) has shown that these substances follow patterns of conversion comparable to those observed in other plants. These substances were not preferentially incorporated into ascorbic acid by acerola fruit. Sucrose, several amino acids, and malic acid appear to compete successfully with ascorbic acid for the label from these precursors.
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