| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5167351 | Phytochemistry | 2007 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
The VTC2 cycle originally proposed by [Liang et al. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 104, 2007, 9534-9539] comprises the plant GDP-l-galactose/GDP-d-glucose: hexose 1-phosphate guanylyltransferase (VTC2) cycle that involves a long-known, although still undentified GDP-d-mannose 2â³-epimerase in addition to the VTC2 guanylyltransferase and GDP-mannose 3â³,5â³-epimerase, and couples the synthesis of vitamin C and the formation of GDP-sugars for polymers with the photosynthetic carbon flow and salvage pathways for the utilization of hexose in plants.
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Authors
Beata A. Wolucka, Marc Van Montagu,