ISSN:
1573-5087
Keywords:
Ethylene
;
ethylene binding
;
mung bean extract
;
tobacco leaves
;
banana
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Abstract The compounds 2,5-norbornadiene, cyclopentadiene, furan, pyrrole, thiophene, 1-methylpyrrole, dicyclopentadiene, methylcyclopentadiene (dimer), and cycloheptatriene have been tested for competition with ethylene for binding and for biological activity using banana fruit. In addition, acetylene, allene, and 1,3-butadiene were tested. All of these compounds competed with ethylene for binding in vitro in a Triton X-100 extract of mung bean sprouts and in vivo in tobacco leaves. Only acetylene, allene, and furan are active in giving an ethylene response in banana. the others all suppress the ethylene response. Only acetylene and allene stimulate ethylene synthesis. Most of the compounds diffuse away from the binding site upon exposure to air.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00028240
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