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| Title |
Glass-forming property of hydroxyectoine is the cause of its superior function as a desiccation protectant
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Microbiology, April 2014
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| DOI | 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00150 |
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| Authors |
Christoph Tanne, Elena A. Golovina, Folkert A. Hoekstra, Andrea Meffert, Erwin A. Galinski |
| Abstract |
We were able to demonstrate that hydroxyectoine, in contrast to ectoine, is a good glass-forming compound. Fourier transform infrared and spin label electron spin resonance studies of dry ectoine and hydroxyectoine have shown that the superior glass-forming properties of hydroxyectoine result from stronger intermolecular H-bonds with the OH group of hydroxyectoine. Spin probe experiments have also shown that better molecular immobilization in dry hydroxyectoine provides better redox stability of the molecules embedded in this dry matrix. With a glass transition temperature of 87°C (vs. 47°C for ectoine) hydroxyectoine displays remarkable desiccation protection properties, on a par with sucrose and trehalose. This explains its accumulation in response to increased salinity and elevated temperature by halophiles such as Halomonas elongata and its successful application in ``anhydrobiotic engineering'' of both enzymes and whole cells. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 80 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Denmark | 1 | 1% |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1% |
| South Africa | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 76 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 19 | 24% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 10% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 2 | 3% |
| Unknown | 22 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 27 | 34% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 11 | 14% |
| Chemistry | 5 | 6% |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 7 | 9% |
| Unknown | 24 | 30% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 April 2022.
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#7,933
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#72,061
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#49
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