Wound-induced Ethylene Formation in Albedo Tissue of Citrus Fruit 1

AUTOR(ES)

Hyodo, Hiroshi

RESUMO

Excised albedo tissue of citrus fruit (Citrus unshiu and Citrus hassaku) produced ethylene at an increasing rate in response to wounding and aging. The application of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) enhanced ethylene production in both the fresh and aged tissues, but this increase was greater in the aged tissue than in the fresh tissue. ACC content was very low in fresh tissue but increased greatly in aging tissue, paralleling the rise in ethylene production. Aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG) strongly inhibited ethylene production in the aged tissue. In the presence of ACC, however, ethylene production was not inhibited by AVG. These results suggest that ACC is an intermediate in the pathway of ethylene biosynthesis in the albedo tissue and that both steps of ACC formation and ACC conversion to ethylene are enhanced by wounding and aging. Inhibitors of protein synthesis, cycloheximide and 2-(4-methyl-2,6-dinitroanilino)-N-methyl propionamide, strongly inhibited ethylene production in the albedo tissue, implying that protein synthesis is required to maintain the continuous evolution of ethylene. The stimulation of ethylene production by ACC was reduced by the addition of l-methionine, whereas d-methionine had very little inhibitory effect. Ethylene production in the albedo tissue was also inhibited by the addition of n-propyl gallate and 3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxybenzoic acid.

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