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. 1987 Jun;84(2):282–286. doi: 10.1104/pp.84.2.282

In Vivo 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-Carboxylate Synthase Activity in Internodes of Deepwater Rice 1

Enhancement by Submergence and Low Oxygen Levels

Ephraim Cohen 1,2, Hans Kende 1
PMCID: PMC1056571  PMID: 16665431

Abstract

Inasmuch as the activity of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) synthase cannot be measured in homogenates of deepwater rice internodes (Oryza sativa L.), we have employed an in vivo assay to determine the activity of this enzyme. This assay is based on the accumulation of ACC in tissue kept under N2. Submergence of whole plants or stem sections containing the uppermost, developing internode enhances the in vivo activity of ACC synthase in the stem. This stimulation of in vivo ACC-synthase activity is especially pronounced in the region of the internode containing the intercalary meristem and the elongation zone above it. Enhancement of in vivo ACC-synthase activity is evident after 2 hours of submergence and shows a peak after 4 hours. Reduced levels of atmospheric O2, which promote ethylene synthesis and growth in internodes of deepwater rice, also enhance the in vivo activity of ACC synthase. Our results are consistent with the hypothesis that induction of ACC-synthase activity at low partial O2 pressures is among the first biochemical events leading to internodal growth in deepwater rice.

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