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A comprehensive review on plant ascorbic acid

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    National Key Laboratory for Tropical Crop Breeding, College of breeding and multiplication (Sanya Institute of Breeding and Multiplication), Hainan University, Sanya 572025, China

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    College of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Danzhou 571737, China

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    Agronomy Department of Superior School Engineering, University of Almería, 04120 Almeria, Spain

  • # Authors contributed equally: Chong Wang, Pedro García-Caparros, Zhidong Li

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  • This review delves into the multifaceted roles of ascorbic acid (AsA) in plants and the underlying regulatory mechanisms. We discuss the critical roles of AsA in plant physiology, including its involvement in plant hormone synthesis, the regulation of plant growth and development, and its pivotal role in the response to environmental stress. The review also evaluates various methods for detecting ascorbic acid (AsA), providing an analysis of their respective advantages and disadvantages. The uneven distribution of AsA across various tissues and organs is summarized. This uneven distribution is closely related to the multifunctionality of AsA, its diverse metabolic pathways, and the specific physiological demands of different plant parts. Additionally, this review explores the evolutionary origins of AsA in plants and the development of its complex biosynthetic pathways. It offers a comprehensive description of the Smirnoff-Wheeler pathway, as well as other alternative biosynthetic pathways, demonstrating the metabolic flexibility of plants. This review concludes examining strategies for enhancing AsA content and improving stress resistance in crops through genetic engineering and multi-omics approaches, underscoring their potential for agricultural applications.

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    Wang C, García-Caparros P, Li Z, Chen F. 2024. A comprehensive review on plant ascorbic acid. Tropical Plants doi: 10.48130/tp-0024-0042
    Wang C, García-Caparros P, Li Z, Chen F. 2024. A comprehensive review on plant ascorbic acid. Tropical Plants doi: 10.48130/tp-0024-0042
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A comprehensive review on plant ascorbic acid

  • 1.

    National Key Laboratory for Tropical Crop Breeding, College of breeding and multiplication (Sanya Institute of Breeding and Multiplication), Hainan University, Sanya 572025, China

  • 2.

    College of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Danzhou 571737, China

  • 3.

    Agronomy Department of Superior School Engineering, University of Almería, 04120 Almeria, Spain

  • Received: 25 August 2024
  • Revised: 16 October 2024
  • Accepted: 17 October 2024
    • First-online: 24 October 2024
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Abstract: This review delves into the multifaceted roles of ascorbic acid (AsA) in plants and the underlying regulatory mechanisms. We discuss the critical roles of AsA in plant physiology, including its involvement in plant hormone synthesis, the regulation of plant growth and development, and its pivotal role in the response to environmental stress. The review also evaluates various methods for detecting ascorbic acid (AsA), providing an analysis of their respective advantages and disadvantages. The uneven distribution of AsA across various tissues and organs is summarized. This uneven distribution is closely related to the multifunctionality of AsA, its diverse metabolic pathways, and the specific physiological demands of different plant parts. Additionally, this review explores the evolutionary origins of AsA in plants and the development of its complex biosynthetic pathways. It offers a comprehensive description of the Smirnoff-Wheeler pathway, as well as other alternative biosynthetic pathways, demonstrating the metabolic flexibility of plants. This review concludes examining strategies for enhancing AsA content and improving stress resistance in crops through genetic engineering and multi-omics approaches, underscoring their potential for agricultural applications.

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    • This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32172614), the Hainan Province Science and Technology Special Fund (ZDYF2023XDNY050), Hainan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (324RC452), and supported by the Project of National Key Laboratory for Tropical Crop Breeding (NO. NKLTCB202337). We thank the editor and reviewers for their insightful comments and suggestions.

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    • The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. Fei Chen is the Editorial Board member of Tropical Plants who was blinded from reviewing or making decisions on the manuscript. The article was subject to the journal's standard procedures, with peer-review handled independently of the Editorial Board member and the research groups.

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    • Received 25 August 2024; Accepted 17 October 2024; Published online xxxxxx

    • # Authors contributed equally: Chong Wang, Pedro García-Caparros, Zhidong Li

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    Wang C, García-Caparros P, Li Z, Chen F. 2024. A comprehensive review on plant ascorbic acid. Tropical Plants doi: 10.48130/tp-0024-0042
    Wang C, García-Caparros P, Li Z, Chen F. 2024. A comprehensive review on plant ascorbic acid. Tropical Plants doi: 10.48130/tp-0024-0042
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