Photosynthesis is one of the key processes to be affected by water deficits, via decreased
CO2 diffusion to the chloroplast and metabolic constraints. The relative impact of those …

Plant growth and development has to be continuously adjusted to the available resources.
Their optimization requires the integration of signals conveying the plant metabolic status, its …

Reversible redox post-translational modifications such as oxido-reduction of disulfide bonds,
S-nitrosylation, and S-glutathionylation, play a prominent role in the regulation of cell …

Sugars not only fuel cellular carbon and energy metabolism but also play pivotal roles as
signaling molecules. The experimental amenability of yeast as a unicellular model system …

The metabolism of aerobic organisms continuously produces reactive oxygen species.
Although potentially toxic, these compounds also function in signaling. One important …

Oils in the form of triacylglycerols are the most abundant energy-dense storage compounds
in eukaryotes, and their metabolism plays a key role in cellular energy balance, lipid …

Thioredoxins are ubiquitous enzymes catalyzing reversible disulfide-bond formation to
regulate structure and function of many proteins in diverse organisms. In recent years …

Stored starch generally consists of two d-glucose homopolymers, the linear polymer
amylose and a highly branched glucan amylopectin that connects linear chains …

Despite recent elucidation of the three-dimensional structure of major photosynthetic
complexes, our understanding of light energy conversion in plant chloroplasts and …

The metabolism of microalgae is so flexible that it is not an easy task to give a
comprehensive description of the interplay between the various metabolic pathways. There …