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SHANG FA YANG
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From page 333... ... Ethylene, a simple compound containing two carbon and four hydrogen atoms, was known already in the early 20th century to elicit abnormal growth in plants and to hasten the ripening of fruits. This remained somewhat a curiosity associated with leaking gas mains until it was shown in the 1930s that plants produce ethylene and that it is broadly involved in regulating plant growth and development, including seed germination, root and shoot growth, responses to environmental stresses, flowering, fruit ripening, and senescence or death of plant tissues and organs. Read the entire page →
From page 334... ... The specific roles of different gene family members encoding the ethylene biosynthetic enzymes have been elucidated for a number of important plant growth stages. Yang's work focused attention on ethylene in plant biology, subsequently resulting in the first identification of a plant hormone receptor and a detailed understanding of the molecular signaling pathways by which ethylene is perceived in plant cells. Read the entire page →
From page 335... ... Yang's mother died when he was in the fifth grade, and his third eldest sister took care of him afterward. Near the end of 1944 American aircraft began to bomb Taiwan and air raid alarms were frequently heard. Read the entire page →
From page 336... ... Yang entered National Taiwan University in 1952 and studied agricultural chemistry because he wanted to help the farmers and thus promote agriculture in Taiwan. Although food remained in short supply and his nutrition was poor, Yang was active as a leader of student organizations. Read the entire page →
From page 337... ... Pratt had constructed a gas chromatograph that could measure the parts-per-million concentrations of ethylene produced by plants and had demonstrated the close relationship between ethylene and fruit ripening. However, little was known about the pathway of ethylene biosynthesis in plants, and Yang set out to apply his biochemical expertise to this aspect of plant ethylene biology. Read the entire page →
From page 338... ... and that SAM was a precursor of ethylene. In addition, under anaerobic conditions that prevented ethylene formation, a labeled compound accumulated in tissues supplied with 14C-SAM (1977) Read the entire page →
From page 339... ... . Under conditions involving high rates of ethylene synthesis, such as following induction by auxin or during fruit ripening, the cyanide detoxification enzyme L-3-cyanoalanine synthase removes cyanide resulting from the oxidation of ACC, thereby maintaining a safe level of cyanide in these tissues (1988) Read the entire page →
From page 340... ... . Yang wrote numerous highly cited reviews and book chapters that defined ethylene biosynthesis and its role in plant biology for a generation of students and researchers (Yang, 1980, 1984[1] Read the entire page →
From page 341... ... He won many awards and honors, including the Campbell Award of the American Institute of Biological Sciences in 1969, a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1982, the International Plant Growth Substances Association Research Award in 1985, and the Outstanding Researcher Award from the American Society for Horticultural Science in 1992. Yang was named the University of California, Davis, Faculty Research Lecturer in 1992, the highest honor given by this institution for excellence in research. Read the entire page →
From page 342... ... Yang played important leadership roles in advancing plant biology and agricultural biotechnology in both Hong Kong and Taiwan. Following his service with Academia Sinica, Yang retired to Davis, California, although he continued to publish additional scientific work. Read the entire page →
From page 343... ... Peiser, and Wing Kin Yip reviewed the draft and contributed additional information to the final document. Details from Yang's early life in Taiwan were translated from Chinese by Lianhai Fu from The Collections in Commemoration of Dr. Read the entire page →
From page 344... ... 1980. Changes of l-aminocyclopro pane-l-carboxylic acid content in ripening fruits in relation to their ethylene production rates. Read the entire page →
From page 345... ... In Plant Growth Substances 1979, ed. Read the entire page →
From page 346... ... Coenzyme binding, substrate binding, and beyond. Plant Physiol. Read the entire page →
From page 347... ... Lau. Inhibition of ethylene production by cobaltous ion. Read the entire page →
From page 348... ... 1980. Xylem transport of l-aminocyclopro pane-l-carboxylic acid, an ethylene precursor, in waterlogged tomato plants. Read the entire page →
From page 349... ... Yip. Cyanide metabolism in relation to ethylene produc tion in plant tissues. Read the entire page →

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... Ethylene, a simple compound containing two carbon and four hydrogen atoms, was known already in the early 20th century to elicit abnormal growth in plants and to hasten the ripening of fruits. This remained somewhat a curiosity associated with leaking gas mains until it was shown in the 1930s that plants produce ethylene and that it is broadly involved in regulating plant growth and development, including seed germination, root and shoot growth, responses to environmental stresses, flowering, fruit ripening, and senescence or death of plant tissues and organs.

SHANG FA YANG Pages 332-349

SHANG FA YANG
Pages 332-349