Ethylene Binding Site Affinity in Ripening Apples

  • Blankenship S
  • Sisler E
N/ACitations
Citations of this article
8Readers
Mendeley users who have this article in their library.

Abstract

Scatchard plots for ethylene binding in apples (Malus domestica Borkh.), which were harvested weekly for 5 weeks to include the ethylene climacteric rise, showed C 50 values (concentration of ethylene needed to occupy 50% of the ethylene binding sites) of 0.10, 0.11, 0.34, 0.40, and 0.57 μl ethylene/liter -1 , respectively, for each of the 5 weeks. Higher ethylene concentrations were required to saturate the binding sites during the climacteric rise than at other times. Diffusion of 14 C-ethylene from the binding sites was curvilinear and did not show any indication of multiple binding sites. Ethylene was not metabolized by apple tissue.

Cite

CITATION STYLE

APA

Blankenship, S. M., & Sisler, E. C. (2019). Ethylene Binding Site Affinity in Ripening Apples. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 118(5), 609–612. https://doi.org/10.21273/jashs.118.5.609

Register to see more suggestions

Mendeley helps you to discover research relevant for your work.

Already have an account?

Save time finding and organizing research with Mendeley

Sign up for free