Recent Advances in Research into Vitamin C Biosynthesis and Metabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana and Crop Species
拟南芥和作物中维生素C生物合成与代谢研究进展

Vitamin C (Vc) is a relatively abundant small molecule in both animal and plant cells and plays many important roles in growth and development of animals and plants. In this paper, we review studies of Vc biosynthesis and metabolism conducted with the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Related investigations in crop species, although much less advanced than those reported in Arabidopsis, are also summarized. The information will be useful for further studies of Vc biosynthesis and metabolism to improve stress tolerance and nutritional quality of important crops through molecular breeding.