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Discovery and commercialization of 1-methylcyclopropene as an ethylene inhibitor

S.M. Blankenship

ISHS Acta Horticulturae 628:189-191

2003

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Discovery and commercialization of 1-methylcyclopropene as an ethylene inhibitor

The discovery of 1-MCP as a potent inhibitor of ethylene action is described in this review. In the 1980’s, several compounds, i.e. 2,5-norbornadiene and diazocyclopentadiene (DACP) were tested as ethylene action inhibitors but were deemed to be unacceptable. The research o­n DACP revealed the presence of light-induced breakdown product of DACP which was very effective at inhibiting ethylene action. Through a progression of experiments, cyclopropenes, such as 1-methylcyclopropene, were identified as ethylene inhibitors. This discovery has been patented and is now commercially available.