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Nicholas Smirnoff
Researcher at University of Exeter
Publications - 155
Citations - 21650
Nicholas Smirnoff is an academic researcher from University of Exeter. The author has contributed to research in topics: Ascorbic acid & Arabidopsis thaliana. The author has an hindex of 62, co-authored 148 publications receiving 19324 citations. Previous affiliations of Nicholas Smirnoff include University College London & Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research.
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The role of active oxygen in the response of plants to water deficit and desiccation.
TL;DR: During normally-encountered degrees of water deficit the capacity of the antioxidant systems and their ability to respond to increased active oxygen generation may be sufficient to prevent overt expression of damage.
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Hydroxyl radical scavenging activity of compatible solutes
TL;DR: Of the compatible solutes tested, sorbitol, mannitol, myo-inositol and proline were effective hydroxyl radical scavengers and Glycinebetaine was ineffective.
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Plant L‐ascorbic acid: chemistry, function, metabolism, bioavailability and effects of processing
Mark W. Davey,M. Van Montagu,Dirk Inzé,Maite Sanmartín,Angelos K. Kanellis,Nicholas Smirnoff,I. J. J. Benzie,John (Sean) J. Strain,D. Favell,J. Fletcher +9 more
TL;DR: The role of L-AA in metabolism and the latest studies regarding its bio- synthesis, tissue compartmentalisation, turnover and catabolism are focused on, as well as the potential to improve the L- AA content of crops.
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The biosynthetic pathway of vitamin C in higher plants
TL;DR: The definition of this biosynthetic pathway should allow engineering of plants for increased ascorbate production, thus increasing their nutritional value and stress tolerance.
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The function and metabolism of ascorbic acid in plants
TL;DR: There is a need to increase the understanding of this enigmatic molecule since it could be involved in a wide range of important functions from antioxidant defence and photosynthesis to growth regulation.