Xu, Y., Liu, X., Tang, H., Zhong, L., Zhu, X., Shen, J. (2023). Chronic Consumption of Trehalose Reduces Lifespan in Drosophila Model. Plant Foods Hum Nutr 78(1): 228--229.
FlyBase ID
FBrf0255862
Publication Type
Research paper
Abstract
Trehalose has been widely used as a kind of food additives. But in recent years, with several new studies of trehalose, some harmful effects had also been found. Drosophila melanogaster was used as a model organism to explore whether trehalose affects the lifespan. The results showed that high concentrations of trehalose could significantly shorten the lifespan of female flies by 12.5%, when compared to controls.
