The study of plant mitochondria started in earnest around 1950 with the first isolations of
mitochondria from animal and plant tissues. The first 35 years were spent establishing the …

Transient physical association between enzymes appears to be a cardinal feature of
metabolic systems, yet the purpose of this metabolic organisation remains enigmatic. It is …

Plants cannot survive without glutathione (γ‐glutamylcysteinylglycine) or γ‐glutamylcysteine‐
containing homologues. The reasons why this small molecule is indispensable are not fully …

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 respiratory pathways of glycolysis, the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle and the
mitochondrial electron transport chain are ubiquitous throughout nature. They are essential …

The shikimate pathway provides carbon skeletons for the aromatic amino acids l-tryptophan,
l-phenylalanine, and l-tyrosine. It is a high flux bearing pathway and it has been estimated …

Protein film electrochemistry (PFE) has given unrivalled insight into the properties of redox
proteins and many electron-transferring enzymes, allowing investigations of otherwise ill …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) are present at low and
controlled levels under normal conditions. These reactive molecules can increase to high …

Changes in neuronal activity create local and transient changes in energy demands at
synapses. Here we discover a metabolic compartment that forms in vivo near synapses to …

Much of the recent work on the γ-aminobutyrate (GABA) shunt in plants has concentrated on
stress/pest-associated and signalling roles. However, fifty years after the structural …