Ascorbic Acid and Glutathione Contents of Spruce Needles from Different Locations in Bavaria
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- 1 August 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH in Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C
- Vol. 42 (7-8) , 879-884
- https://doi.org/10.1515/znc-1987-7-825
Abstract
Spruce Decline, Ascorbic Acid, Glutathione Green and bleached needles or needle segments were analyzed for their ascorbic acid and glutathione contents. All bleached needles or segments exhibited higher amounts of both sub stances as com pared to green controls. The physiological significance of the increase in ascorbic acid and in glutathione is discussed in content with their roles as antioxidants.Keywords
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