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Exogenous supply of Spd and Spin stimulated ethylone production in detached tobacco leaves kept in the light. Stimulation, that was first detected after 9 but not 6 h of treatment, linearly increased with concentration and was maintained for several h after returning treated leaves to deionized water. Stimulation of ethylene production was prevented by AVG and Co2+ and was accompanied by increased activity of ACC synthase and ethylene-forming enzyme. Put, and other diamines, did not give any stimulatory effect. Stimulation was not accompanied by apparent damage of plasmalomina nor was it reversed by Ca+ or Put, suggesting that the cationic properties of polyamines are probably not involved. Stimulation might be due to endogenous polyamine accumulation high enough to inhibit the activity of S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase, so that all S-adenosyhnethionine might be committed to the ethylene pathway. The stimulatory effect of poly a nines acquires particular interest considering that they have so fur been doscribod to inhibit ethylone production in darkened plant tissues. This finding suggests that polyamines may play a regulatory role in plant development by modulating ethylene bio-synthesis under the control of light.
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Pennazio, S., Roggero, P. Stimulation of Ethylene Production by Exogenous Spermidine in Detached Tobacco Leaves in the Light. Biol Plant 31, 58–66 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02890679
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