A comparative study of the ability of methionine or linolenic acid to act as precursors of ethylene in plant tissues
- 1 April 1970
- journal article
- Published by Portland Press Ltd. in Biochemical Journal
- Vol. 117 (3), 473-479
- https://doi.org/10.1042/bj1170473
Abstract
A comparative study has been made of the ability of three plant tissues to incorporate 14C into ethylene from 14C-labelled methionine and derivatives and from 14C-labelled linolenic acid. Incorporation of label occurs readily from methionine and its derivative 4-methylmercapto-2-oxobutyric acid with apple, tomato or cauliflower floret tissue. No incorporation of label occurred, however, from uniformly 14C-labelled linolenate.Keywords
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