Vitamin C is an essential nutrient for humans and one their natural sources are fruits of Myrciaria dubia. But this plant shows wide variation in vitamin C. To help clarify the biochemical basis of this variation, we plan aims to determine whether the enzymes L-Galactose dehydrogenase (L-GalDH) and L-Gulone-1,4-Lactone dehydrogenase (L-GuLDH) are presents in leaves and fruits (pulp and peel) of camu-camu and compare catalytic activity of both enzymes in pulp of fruits harvested from plants that produce high and low content of vitamin C. Leaves and fruits were obtained from six plants (three producing low and three that produce high content of vitamin C) in the germplasm collection of INIA. Vitamin C was extracted and quantified by HPLC. Subsequently, from both groups of plants, was partially purified enzymes and measured by triplicate their catalytic activity by means of spectrophotometr...