However, not all plant foods affect everyone the same way. Understanding these nuances could be the missing piece in optimizing your metabolism and energy levels. Fiber is often celebrated as a ...

Sharkey lab are studying changes in plant metabolism that occur when plants are grown in high light, high CO 2 (HLHC) conditions. They found that under these conditions, plants photosynthesize ...

HXK, SnRK1 and TOR are three proteins that play key roles in the plant sugar metabolism network. HXK is the first glucose sensor identified in plants and also plays an important role in ...

Plants are also able to breakdown the larger, more complex molecules they have made to make glucose. This diagram shows the metabolism of glucose in plants - how glucose can be made from starch ...

Eggs are rich in protein, which makes them metabolism-friendly superfoods. Eating protein-rich foods like eggs increases the ...

Mario C. De Tullio is Assistant Professor of Plant Biology at the University of Bari, Italy. He received his M.A. in Biology and his Ph.D in Plant Physiology from the University of Bari ...