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. 1989 May;90(1):21–24. doi: 10.1104/pp.90.1.21

Effect of 2,5-Norbornadiene upon Ethylene Biosynthesis in Midclimacteric Carnation Flowers

Galen Peiser 1
PMCID: PMC1061668  PMID: 16666738

Abstract

The climacteric increase in ethylene production in carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L. cv White Sim) flowers is known to be accompanied by an increase in 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) synthase and ethylene forming enzyme (EFE) activities. When midclimacteric flowers were exposed to 2,5-norbornadiene, which blocks ethylene action, ethylene production began to decrease after 2 to 3 hours. ACC synthase activity was markedly reduced after 4 hours and the increase in EFE activity was blocked indicating that the autocatalytic signal associated with ethylene action stimulates both enzyme activities.

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