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. 1973 Dec;136(4):1133–1135. doi: 10.1042/bj1361133

The effect of ethylene on [1-14C]glycerol incorporation into phospholipids of etiolated pea stems (Short Communication)

Robin F Irvine 1, Daphne J Osborne 1
PMCID: PMC1166068  PMID: 4362335

Abstract

The effect of ethylene (10 p.p.m.) on the rate of incorporation of [1-14C]glycerol into phospholipids of etiolated pea stems was studied. After 2–3h treatment with ethylene, incorporation was decreased by 50%. It remained at this value for as long as ethylene was supplied (8h). Handling the plants also caused a temporary decrease in incorporation, which we attribute to the production of endogenous `wound' ethylene. The percentage decrease in incorporation was the same in four major phospholipid fractions, i.e. phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylinositol.

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