Abstract
Cyclopropane carboxylic acid (CCA) at 1 to 5 millimolar, unlike related cyclopropane ring analogs of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) which were virtually ineffective, inhibited C2H4 production, and this inhibition was nullified by ACC. Inhibition by CCA is not competitive with ACC since there is a decline, rather than an increase, in native endogenous ACC in the presence of CCA. Similarly, short-chain organic acids from acetic to butyric acid and α-aminoisobutyric acid inhibited C2H4 production at 1 to 5 millimolar and lowered endogenous ACC levels. These inhibitions, like that of CCA, were overcome with ACC. Inhibitors of electron transfer and oxidative phosphorylation effectively inhibited ACC conversion to C2H4 in pea and apple tissues. The most potent inhibitors were 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP) and carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone (CCCP) which virtually eliminated ACC-stimulated C2H4 production in both tissues. Still other inhibitors of the conversion of ACC to C2H4 were putative free radical scavengers which reduced chemiluminescence in the free radical-activated luminol reaction. These inhibitor studies suggest the involvement of a free radical in the reaction sequence which converts ACC to C2H4. Additionally, the potent inhibition of this reaction by uncouplers of oxidative phosphorylation (DNP and CCCP) suggest the involvement of ATP or the necessity for an intact membrane for C2H4 production from ACC. In the latter case, CCCP may be acting as a proton ionophore to destroy the membrane integrity necessary for C2H4 production.
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