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Biogenesis of Ethylene in Penicillium digitatum

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A NUMBER of compounds were compared to glucose as substrates for the biogenesis of ethylene in Penicillium digitatum. Several compounds of low molecular weight gave a greater production of ethylene by the organism than did an equimolar amount of glucose. D,L-Serine, L-serine and glycine proved to be better substrates for this purpose, with D,L-serine being the best.

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    B. A. SPRAYBERRY, W. C. HALL & C. S. MILLER

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SPRAYBERRY, B., HALL, W. & MILLER, C. Biogenesis of Ethylene in Penicillium digitatum. Nature 208, 1322–1323 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/2081322a0

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