Sugar is a common part of Americans' nutritional intake. Here's how sugar is created, starting with how it's produced on ...

Findings reveal how a sugar-sensing protein acts as a "machine" to switch plant growth — and oil production — on and off UPTON, N.Y. — Proteins are molecular machines, with flexible pieces and moving ...

The hexokinase gene family encompasses a group of multifunctional enzymes that are pivotal in both the metabolic and signalling pathways of plants. These enzymes catalyse the phosphorylation of hexose ...

A paper describes how the moving parts of a particular plant protein control whether plants can grow and make energy-intensive products such as oil -- or instead put in place a series of steps to ...