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Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2003; 5(5): 473-480
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-44782
Review Article

Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Compounds Interacting with the Ethylene Receptor in Plants

E. C. Sisler 1 , M. Serek 2 , 3
  • 1Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA
  • 2Institute of Floriculture, Tree Nursery Science and Plant Breeding, University of Hanover, Hanover, Germany
  • 3Department of Agricultural Sciences, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark
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27 November 2003 (online)

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Abstract

Some of the compounds binding to the ethylene receptor induce an ethylene response, but others prevent it. The compounds preventing an ethylene response have been developed into a means for protecting plants against ethylene and extending the life of some plant material. 1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP), a compound now commercially available under the names EthylBloc® and SmartFresh™, is currently being used on flowers, fruit and vegetables with great success. In ethylene sensitive flowers, among other responses, it prevents senescence and abscission of plant organs; in fruit and vegetables it slows down the ripening process. Other similar compounds are now being developed for a range of methods of application.

Key words

1-substituted cyclopropenes - abscission - antagonists - cyclopropenes - DACP - diazocyclopentadiene - ethylene - ethylene receptor - ethylene inhibitors - fruit ripening - senescence - trans-cyclooctene

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University of Hanover

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