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. 1975 Apr;55(4):738-40.
doi: 10.1104/pp.55.4.738.

Interaction of kinetin and calcium in relation to their effect on stimulation of ethylene production

O L Lau  1 , S F Yang
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Interaction of kinetin and calcium in relation to their effect on stimulation of ethylene production

O L Lau et al. Plant Physiol. 1975 Apr.

Abstract

Application of kinetin and Ca(2+) caused a striking synergistic increase in ethylene production by mung bean (Phaseolus aureus Roxb) hypocotyl segments. The effect of kinetin on Ca(2+) uptake and of Ca(2+) on the uptake and metabolism of kinetin in relation to their effect on ethylene production was studied. Tracer experiments showed that kinetin greatly increased the uptake of (45)Ca(2+) after 6 hours of incubation. Reciprocally, Ca(2+) stimulated the uptake of kinetin-8-(14)C and remarkably enhanced the metabolism of kinetin-8-(14)C into several polar metabolites. Consequently, the quantity of free kinetin-8-(14)C remaining in Ca(2+)-treated segments was much less than in control segments. A possible mechanism accounting for the synergism between kinetin and calcium on ethylene production is discussed.

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