Definition of ascorbate in English:
ascorbate
nounəˈskɔːbeɪtəˈskɔrˌbeɪt
Chemistry A salt, ester, or the anion of ascorbic acid.
Example sentencesExamples
- These included transcripts for an ascorbate peroxidase and two superoxide dismutases.
- The major organic anions found in pear leaf apoplastic fluid were citrate, ascorbate and malate, the latter being the major anion.
- Dry seeds are devoid of the ascorbate reduced form and contain only dehydroascorbic acid.
- As we have seen, the byproducts of oxidation of ascorbates are acidic and act as an inhibitor that increases in regions of greatest development activity.
- Dehydroascorbate content was calculated by subtracting the ascorbate value from the total ascorbate.
Definition of ascorbate in US English:
ascorbate
nounəˈskɔrˌbeɪtəˈskôrˌbāt
Chemistry A salt, ester, or the anion of ascorbic acid.
Example sentencesExamples
- Dehydroascorbate content was calculated by subtracting the ascorbate value from the total ascorbate.
- These included transcripts for an ascorbate peroxidase and two superoxide dismutases.
- The major organic anions found in pear leaf apoplastic fluid were citrate, ascorbate and malate, the latter being the major anion.
- As we have seen, the byproducts of oxidation of ascorbates are acidic and act as an inhibitor that increases in regions of greatest development activity.
- Dry seeds are devoid of the ascorbate reduced form and contain only dehydroascorbic acid.