title: Antioxidant role of dehydroascorbic acid reductase in insects.
abstract: Dehydroascorbic acid reductase, which catalyses the regeneration of ascorbic acid from dehydroascorbic acid, is reported here to occur widely among insects. Due to the reported absence of glutathione peroxidase in insects and the generally low affinity of catalase for hydrogen peroxide, dehydroascorbic acid reductase may play a pivotal role in the elimination of hydrogen peroxide in insects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 72701.
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Summers
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Felton
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000032:analysis*; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000032:analysis; D003683:Dehydroascorbic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D007313:Insecta / Q000201:enzymology*; D009117:Muscidae / Q000201:enzymology; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D010088:Oxidoreductases; C020666:glutathione dehydrogenase (ascorbate); D001205:Ascorbic Acid; D003683:Dehydroascorbic Acid