During fruit development, bananas accumulate large amounts of starch ... of the molecular mechanisms involved in the regulation of this metabolism during fruit ripening. Starch-to-sucrose metabolism ...

Starch is composed of two major molecular components, amylose and amylopectin (2 ... Over the past decades, research to establish the model between fine structure and properties has never been stopped ...

“It turns out this tiny molecule holds the key to ... The research team developed a hypothetical model that integrates these three mechanisms, providing a framework for future studies into how auxin ...

This study provides a valuable new resource to investigate the molecular basis of the particular features characterizing the pipefish embryo. The authors found both unique and shared gene expression ...

Hornworts, a group of small and often overlooked plants, may hold the key to revolutionizing agriculture and combating ...

A hypothetical model integrating three suggested mechanisms, from different plant systems, by which auxin promotes starch accumulation. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467 ...

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Published in Nature Communications, the team's invited commentary explores how auxin regulates starch formation in rice, corn, and pea seeds. "It turns out this tiny molecule holds the key to how ...

it can be broken down for ATP or used to build starch, cellulose, amino acids, proteins, fats, cholesterol, and even DNA. How, then, can sugar—the central intermediate molecule in metabolism—be ...

The way the body ages could be more resilient than previously thought, a new study suggests.