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Ripening of plants

Two short reports concerning another mononuclear iron (ferrous) centre, 1-aminocyclopropane- 1-carboxylic acid oxidase, abbreviated ACCO, have been presented. This enzyme catalyses the last step in the synthesis of ethylene, a gaseous hormone involved in ripening of plants. One paper deals with spectroscopic techniques including near infrared (NIR) and circular or magnetic circular dichroism applied to the ferrous active site. The other is on preliminary ENDOR data probing the ligation and structure of this site in the ferric state. ... [Pg.307]

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