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Accumulation of 1-(malonylamino)cyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid in ethylene-synthesizing tobacco leaves

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During the hypersensitive reaction of Samsun NN tobacco to tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) the inoculated leaves synthesize large quantities of ethylene. At the same time, 1-(malonylamino)cyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (MACC), a conjugate of the ethylene precursor 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) accumulates. Smaller amounts of MACC are formed concomitant with ethylene synthesis during the normal development of tobacco leaves. The conjugate appears neither to be hydrolysed to liberate ACC, nor to be transported to other plant parts. Its accumulation thus reflects the history of the operation of the pathway of ethylene synthesis in the leaf. In floating leaf discs exogenously applied ACC was converted only slowly to both ethylene and MACC. More ethylene and less MACC were produced in darkness than in light, suggesting that environmental conditions may influence the ratio at which ACC in converted to either ethylene or MACC.

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  1. Department of Plant Physiology, Agricultural University, Arboretumlaan 4, 6703 BD, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    L. C. Van Loon & J. J. H. Fontaine

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Van Loon, L.C., Fontaine, J.J.H. Accumulation of 1-(malonylamino)cyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid in ethylene-synthesizing tobacco leaves. Plant Growth Regul 2, 227–234 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00124771

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