Open AccessPropylene—A Competitor of Ethylene Action
Author(s) -
Helmar H. A. Dollwet,
Robert E. Seeman
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
plant physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.554
H-Index - 312
eISSN - 1532-2548
pISSN - 0032-0889
DOI - 10.1104/pp.56.4.552
Subject(s) - epicotyl , pisum , ethylene , etiolation , sativum , ethylene propylene rubber , botany , action (physics) , chemistry , biology , horticulture , biochemistry , germination , physics , organic chemistry , enzyme , polymer , quantum mechanics , copolymer , catalysis
Propylene competed with the ethylene-induced reduction in length growth of the epicotyl of the etiolated garden pea (Pisum sativum L. cv. Alaska). These results constitute further evidence that ethylene acts by attaching itself loosely to a site.