First, a review and summary of the literature on the biological mechanisms by which alcohol affects the risk of breast cancer showed that alcohol affects breast - cancer risk through the alteration of hormone levels and the associated biological pathways, carcinogens generated during the metabolism of ethanol, and the inhibition of the one - carbon metabolism pathway. (sciencedaily.com)
Certain plants (no trees) such as maize have alternative pathways for carbon metabolism and segregate C14, C13 and C12 differentially. (notrickszone.com)
«Remarkably, our findings suggest that composition of the gut microbiota influence and alter central carbon metabolism in a genotype independent manner. (sciencedaily.com)