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Salicylic acid: A new inhibitor of ethylene biosynthesis

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Salicylic acid and acetylsalicylic acid at concentrations of 10−6M to 10−4M effectively inhibit ethylene production by pear cell suspension cultures. Results suggest these acids act by blocking the conversion of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid to ethylene.

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Abbreviations

ACC:

1 aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid

ASA:

acetylsalicylic acid

2,4-D:

2,4-dinitrophenoxyacetic acid

DMSO:

dimethyl sulfoxide

IAA:

indole acetic acid

SA:

salicylic acid

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  1. Department of Pomology, University of California, 95616, Davis, CA, USA

    Charles A. Leslie & Roger J. Romani

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Leslie, C.A., Romani, R.J. Salicylic acid: A new inhibitor of ethylene biosynthesis. Plant Cell Reports 5, 144–146 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00269255

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