The flux of radioactivity from 3,4-114Clmethionine into S-adenosyl_L-methionine (SAM), 1-aminocyclopropane-l-carboxylic acid (ACC), sperm- (11), and by wounded tissue of citrus fruit (12, 29) has been previously reported. The induction of ethylene formation by ABA and the inhibitory effect of AVG on its production in citrus bud culture and leaf explants were also studied (10, 21). In the present investigation, we have used orange peel tissue to study relative incorporation of radioactivity from 3,4-[14CJmethionine into SAM, ACC, spermine, and spermidine while inhibiting biosynthesis of ethylene from ACC by cobalt and phosphate ions. By specifically inhibiting the terminal step of ethylene biosynthesis (Fig. 1)