The metabolism of nucleotides in plants is a fundamental process underpinning growth, development and adaptive responses to environmental cues. Central to these processes are the de novo synthesis ...

Advancing without enzymes The pyruvate that Preiner, Martin and Moran made in their experiments is essential for another important part of cell metabolism: making amino acids and nucleotides.

UCLA research shows that mitochondria detect invading pathogen Toxoplasma gondii and ramp up competition for vitamin B9, also known as folate, depriving it of the nourishment it needs to grow. This ...

Purines in Cellular Metabolism In addition to their role in nucleic acids, purines are involved in various cellular metabolic processes. Purine nucleotides, such as ATP and GTP, serve as energy ...

Publishing in the journal Nature Metabolism online Nov. 26, study results showed that the low-glucose environment inhabited by cancer cells, or tumor microenvironment, stalls cancer cell ...

The nucleotides used in the study are also believed to have been present at that time in Earth's history. Volcanic rocks could have facilitated the chemical reactions that assembled nucleotides ...