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Changes of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid oxidase activity in stressed Pinus sylvestris needles

  • G. Ievinsh*
  • , G. Dreibante
  • , D. Kruzmane
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Stimulation of ethylene biosynthesis in pine needles by hydrogen peroxide and sodium bisulfite coincided with the activation of ACC oxidase at the level of protein synthesis. Decrease in ethylene production at high concentrations of sodium bisulfite (above 7 mM) was apparently due to inhibition of ACC oxidase activity. Treatment of pine needles with aminotriazole caused an inhibition of both ethylene production and ACC oxidase activity. Both methylviologen and methyl jasmonate stimulated ACC oxidase activity in a concentration-dependent manner with no parallel changes in ethylene production. The presented results suggest that ACC oxidase plays an important role in regulation of ethylene formation in pine needles in response to different stimuli.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)233-237
Number of pages5
JournalBiologia Plantarum
Volume44
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2001

Keywords

  • Ethylene biosynthesis
  • Pine

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