1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) in plants: More than just the precursor of ethylene!

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 5, Issue November, 2014, Pages 1-11

  de Poel, Bram Van ^a   Van Der Straeten, Dominique ^b  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

1 aminocyclopropane 1 carboxylic acid (ACC); Conjugation; Deaminase; Ethylene; Signaling; Transport

Indexed keywords

EID: 84910147522     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00640     Document Type: Review

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