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. 1969 Feb;44(2):189-92.
doi: 10.1104/pp.44.2.189.

Ethylene production from propanal

A Baur  1 , S F Yang
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Ethylene production from propanal

A Baur et al. Plant Physiol. 1969 Feb.

Abstract

Tracer studies using a model system consisting of Cu(2+) and ascorbate indicate that carbons 2 and 3 of propanal are converted to ethylene, and carbon 1 is converted to formic acid and CO(2). A mechanism accounting for this reaction is described. In apple tissue, methionine but not propanal is readily incorporated into ethylene. It is therefore concluded that propanal is not a precursor of ethylene in this fruit.

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