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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-6-29
pubmed:abstractText
Exposing etiolated pea seedlings to ethylene which inhibited the activity of arginine decarboxylase and S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase caused an increase in the level of cadaverine. The elevated level of cadaverine resulted from an increase in lysine decarboxylase activity in the tissue exposed to ethylene. The hormone did not affect the apparent K(m) of the enzyme, but the apparent V(max) was increased by 96%. While lysine decarboxylase activity in the ethylene-treated plants increased in both the meristematic and the elongation zone tissue, cadaverine accumulation was observed in the latter only. The enhancement by ethylene of the enzyme activity was reversed completely 24 hours after transferring the plants to an ethylene-free atmosphere. It is postulated that the increase in lysine decarboxylase activity, and the consequent accumulation of cadaverine in ethylene-treated plants, is of a compensatory nature as a response to the inhibition of arginine and S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase activity provoked by ethylene.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0032-0889
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
82
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
607-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-9-14
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Inhibition by ethylene of polyamine biosynthetic enzymes enhanced lysine decarboxylase activity and cadaverine accumulation in pea seedlings.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Fruit and Vegetable Storage, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, P. O. Box 6, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article