Ascorbic acid biosynthesis in Pacific abalone Haliotis discus hannai Ino and L-gulonolactone oxidase gene loss as an independent event

In conclusion, the present study provided direct evidence to prove that the GLO activity and the ability to synthesize AA exist in abalone. The AA synthesis ability in vertebrates might have originated from invertebrates dating back 930.31 million years.PMID:38649080 | DOI:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131733

Source: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules - April 22, 2024 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Kai Luo Xiaojun Yu Jia Wang Jiahuan Liu Xinxin Li Mingzhu Pan Dong Huang Kangsen Mai Wenbing Zhang Source Type: research