Composition for inhibition of ethylene production in plants

US4851035A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Stanford University · US

Inventors

• Michael C. Pirrung · Durham, US
• Gerald M. McGeehan · Chester Springs, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 1, 1986
• Grant date: Jul 25, 1989
• Expiry date: May 1, 2006

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C07C2601/02
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

An ethylene biosynthesis inhibitor is provided comprising 2-cycloalkyl-1-aminocyclopropanecarboxylic acids or a derivative thereof. By applying the subject compound in an ethylene-production-inhibiting amount, ripening and senescence can be slowed. The compound finds use in conjunction with the inhibition of ripening and improved storage of fruits, vegetables and cut flowers.