SYNTHESIS METHODS COMPLEXES AND DELIVERY METHODS FOR THE SAFE AND CONVENIENT STORAGE TRANSPORT AND APPLICATION OF COMPOUNDS FOR INHIBITING THE ETHYLENE RESPONSE IN PLANTS

摘要

The present invention generally relates to three embodiments of controlling plant physiology, in particular inhibiting ethylene response in plant or plant products. The first embodiment is directed to a method for the treatment of plants treated with cyclopropene and derivatives thereof by minimizing impurities capable of reversibly binding to plant ethylene receptor sites during the synthesis of cyclopropene and its derivatives (e.g., methylcyclopropene) And a method for avoiding the negative effects of these impurities. A second embodiment relates to a complex formed from a molecular encapsulating drug (e.g., cyclodextrin) and a cyclopropene and a derivative thereof (e.g., methylcyclopropene), including cyclopentadiene or a diazocyclopentadiene and derivatives thereof, Such complexes provide an easy means to store or transport these compounds that inhibit the ethylene response in plants, which are reactive gases and are highly unstable due to oxidation and other potential reactions. A third embodiment relates to a method for facilitating the transfer of these compounds which can inhibit the ethylene response in plants to plants in order to prolong the shelf life of the plants.