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Biosynthesis and Metabolism of Ethylene

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Plant Hormones and their Role in Plant Growth and Development

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Ethylene is a plant hormone that is involved in the regulation of many physiological responses (2). In addition to its recognition as a “ripening hormone”, ethylene is involved in other developmental processes from germination of seeds to senescence of various organs and in many responses to environmental stresses.

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Abbreviations

ABA:

abscisic acid

ACC:

1-aminocyclopropane-l-carboxylic acid

AEC:

l-amino-2-ethylcyclopropane-l-carboxylie acid

AOA:

aminooxyacetic acid

AVG:

aminoethoxyvinylglycine [L-2-amino-4-(2-aminoethoxy)-trans-3-butenoic acid]

IAA:

indole-3-acetic acid

KMB:

2-keto-4-methylthiobutyrate

MACC:

1-malonylaminocyclopropane-l-carboxylie acid

MTA:

5′-methylthio-adenosine

MTR:

5-methylthioribose

MTR-l-P:

5-methylthioribose-1-phosphate

SAM:

S-adenosylmethionine

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McKeon, T.A., Yang, SF. (1987). Biosynthesis and Metabolism of Ethylene. In: Davies, P.J. (eds) Plant Hormones and their Role in Plant Growth and Development. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3585-3_6

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