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Possible Role of Fruit Cell Wall Oxidative Activity in Ethylene Evolution

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Ethylene

Part of the book series: Advances in Agricultural Biotechnology ((AABI,volume 9))

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The burst in ethylene evolution accompanying the respiratory upsurge in climacteric fruit has been extensively shown to accelerate the ripening process (3). The newly acquired knowledge of ethylene biosynthesis, particularly the finding that l-amino cyclopropane-l-carboxylic acid (ACC) is the penultimate ethylene precursor (1) has been used to an advantage to further demonstrate the dependency of ripening on ethylene synthesis and action. Accordingly, depressed production of ACC, and subsequently, of ethylene evolution were also strongly inhibitory to the ripening process (23,29). Clearly, ethylene biosynthesis and action in climacteric fruit have a major regulatory role in ripening.

New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Publication No. D-12140-11-84 supported by State funds and by U.S. Hatch Act.

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    Present address: Departmento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidate Federal de Vicosa, 36570, Viscosa, MG, Brazil

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Frenkel, C., Mukai, M.K. (1984). Possible Role of Fruit Cell Wall Oxidative Activity in Ethylene Evolution. In: Fuchs, Y., Chalutz, E. (eds) Ethylene. Advances in Agricultural Biotechnology, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6178-4_43

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