Inhibition of Ethylene Production by 2,4-Dinitrophenol and High Temperature 1

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2,4-Dinitrophenol (DNP) and high temperature (35 to 40 C) are known to inhibit C2H4 production in various plant tissues. The present study was made to determine the step in the C2H4 biosynthetic pathway (methionine → S-adenosylmethionine [SAM] → 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid [ACC] → C2H4) at which these treatments exert their inhibitory effect. In mung bean hypocotyls the dose-inhibition curves for the effect of DNP on auxin-dependent C2H4 production (in which auxin exerts its effect by stimulating the conversion of SAM to ACC) and on ACC-dependent C2H4 production (in which ACC is directly utilized as precursor) were similar. It was concluded, therefore, that DNP at low concentrations (below 50 micromolar) exerted its effect primarily on the conversion of ACC to C2H4, a step which is common to both systems. This view was further substantiated by quantitative analysis of the intermediates in the biosynthetic sequence. DNP exerted little influence on the content of SAM but caused a significant increase in the ACC content and marked inhibition in C2H4 production, indicating that the conversion of ACC to C2H4 is the crossover point. At higher concentrations (above 100 micromolar), DNP inhibited the conversion of methionine to ACC and to C2H4, and this effect could be attributed to the inhibition of SAM synthesis.

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