Assertion: buckwheat's protein | /r/HasProperty | converted by the liver
Facets:
value: into glucose
type: OTHER
value: to serve as an energy source
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: In the diets of herbivores, proteins from plants provide the raw material for animal proteins and other nitrogenous compounds; moreover, dietary protein can be converted by the liver into glucose (a pathway called gluconeogenesis) to serve as an energy source for the animal’s cells.