Sucrose molecular structure - Sweet Side of Chemistry

Sucrose is table sugar—that ubiquitous sweet white crystal that sweetens our tea, coffee and apple pies, yet is also the villain blamed for tooth decay and other health issues. Through its Biological Sciences Directorate, NSF has funded Brian Ayre from the University of North Texas who studied the way sucrose produced in plant leaves through photosynthesis moved to and affected plant tissues. Sucrose is transported to tissues that are growing or accumulating storage reserves that can significantly increase productivity, so understanding this process better could have meaningful implications on plant cultivation. Brian Ayre's website: http://biology.unt.edu/ayre-lab-plant-physiology-biochemistry-and-signaling