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- Title
A mechanism for biogenic production and emission of MEK from MVK decoupled from isoprene biosynthesis.
- Authors
Cappellin, Luca; Loreto, Francesco; Biasioli, Franco; Pastore, Paolo; McKinney, Karena
- Abstract
Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) is an important compound in atmospheric chemistry. While attention has been paid mostly to anthropogenic sources of MEK, recently it has been shown that biogenic sources are globally as important as anthropogenic ones. However, the origin of biogenic MEK has yet to be completely elucidated. We present the full mechanism by which within-plant transformation of MVK and, to a minor extent, of 2-butanol and 3-buten-2-ol, is a source of biogenic MEK. Such transformation is observed in red oak for both exogenous MVK, taken up from the atmosphere, and endogenous MVK generated within plant upon stress (e.g. heat stress). Endogenous MVK emitted by plants is typically explained by within-plant oxidation of isoprene caused by oxidative stress. In this study we show that MVK and MEK emission caused by heat stress is not related to isoprene in isoprene-emitting plants, implying that the massive carbon investment that plants commit to isoprene production is not explained by a direct antioxidant role. The presented mechanism can be important for inclusion in plant emission and in plant-atmosphere interaction models.
- Subjects
METHYL ethyl ketone; METHYL ketones; EFFECT of human beings on climate change; ISOPRENE; PLANT-atmosphere relationships
- Publication
Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics Discussions, 2018, p1
- ISSN
1680-7367
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5194/acp-2018-957