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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (Note)

High levels of expression of multiple enzymes in the Smirnoff-Wheeler pathway are important for high accumulation of ascorbic acid in acerola fruits

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Pages 1713-1716 | Received 18 Feb 2019, Accepted 10 Apr 2019, Published online: 25 Apr 2019

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