Abstract
Evidence is presented to show that the linolenic acid-propanal pathway is not operative in apple tissue. A mechanism for the conversion of methionine to ethylene through methional as an intermediate by a model system, consisting of flavin mononucleotide and light, is summarized. The nature of the enzymatic formation of ethylene from either α-keto-γ-methylthiobutyric acid or methional by a Mn-sulfite-phenol-oxygen-peroxidase system is described. Although the conversion of methionine to ethylene in plant tissue has been established, the data fail to support the hypothesis that methionine is converted to ethylene in plant tissues through α-keto-γ-methylthiobutyric acid and methional. Details of the pathway from methionine to ethylene remain to be elucidated.
Resume
Il est montré que l'acide linolénique n'est pas transformé en propanal dans les tissus de pommes. Il est proposé un mecanisme de transformation de la methionine en éthylène par l'intermédiaire du méthional suivant un modèle constitué de flavine mononucléotide et de lumière. La nature de la formation enzymatique de l'éthylène à partir de l'acide α-céto-γ-méthylthiobutyrique ou du méthional par une Mn-sulfite-phénol-oxygène-peroxydase est décrite. Cependant, la conversion de la méthionine en éthylène a été établie dans les tissus végétaux. Les résultats présents ne confirment pas l'hypothèse suivant laquelle la méthionine est convertie en éthylène dans les tissus végétaux par l'intermédiaire de l'acide α-céto-γ-methylthiobutirique et du méthional. Le mécanisme détaillé de la transformation de la méthionine en éthylène reste inconnu.
Zusammenfassung
Es wird gezeigt, dass der Linolensáure-Propanal-Weg im Apfelgewebe nicht aktiv ist. Ein Mechanismus für die Umwandlung von Methionin in Äthylen über Methional als Zwischenstufe läuft in einem Modellsystem unter Beteiligung von Flavinmononucleotid und Licht ab. Die enzymatische Bildung von Äthylen aus α-Keto-γ-methyl-thiobuttersäure oder Methional katalysiert ein Mn2+-So 2−3 -Phenol-O2 -Peroxydase-System. Trotz der nachgewiesenen Umwandlung von Methionin in Äthylen in pflanzlichem Gewebe fehlt der Nachweis, dass Methionin über α-Keto-γ-methylthiobuttersäure und Methional zu Äthylen umgesetzt wird. Die Einzelheiten des Bildungsweges von Äthylen aus Methionin harren noch der Aufklärung.
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Yang, S.F., Baur, A.H. Pathways of ethylene biosynthesis. Plant Food Hum Nutr 19, 201–220 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01101153
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