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Glass-forming property of hydroxyectoine is the cause of its superior function as a desiccation protectant by Tanne, Christoph, Golovina, Elena A, Hoekstra, Folkert A, Meffert, Andrea, Galinski, Erwin A

“…We were able to demonstrate that hydroxyectoine, in contrast to ectoine, is a good glass-forming compound. Fourier transform infrared and spin label electron…”
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Functionality and prevalence of trehalose-based oligosaccharides as novel compatible solutes in ascospores of Neosartorya fischeri (Aspergillus fischeri) and other fungi by Wyatt, Timon T., van Leeuwen, M. Richard, Golovina, Elena A., Hoekstra, Folkert A., Kuenstner, Eric J., Palumbo, Edward A., Snyder, Nicole L., Visagie, Cobus, Verkennis, Alex, Hallsworth, John E., Wösten, Han A.B., Dijksterhuis, Jan

“…Summary Ascospores of Neosartorya, Byssochlamys and Talaromyces can be regarded as the most stress‐resistant eukaryotic cells. They can survive exposure at…”
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Water Replacement Hypothesis in Atomic Detail—Factors Determining the Structure of Dehydrated Bilayer Stacks by Golovina, Elena A., Golovin, Andrey V., Hoekstra, Folkert A., Faller, Roland

“…According to the water replacement hypothesis, trehalose stabilizes dry membranes by preventing the decrease of spacing between membrane lipids under…”
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Functional studies of soybean (Glycine max L.) seed LEA proteins GmPM6, GmPM11, and GmPM30 by CD and FTIR spectroscopy by Shih, Ming-Der, Hsieh, Tzung-Yang, Jian, Wei-Ting, Wu, Ming-Tsung, Yang, Shin-Jin, Hoekstra, Folkert A, Hsing, Yue-Ie C

“…[Display omitted] ► The biophysical features of three soybean LEA proteins are characterized. ► The dehydrated LEA proteins adopt defined secondary structures…”
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Membrane fluidity adjustments in ethanol-stressed Oenococcus oeni cells by Silveira, M.G. da, Golovina, E.A, Hoekstra, F.A, Rombouts, F.M, Abee, T

“…The effect of ethanol on the cytoplasmic membrane of Oenococcus oeni cells and the role of membrane changes in the acquired tolerance to ethanol were…”
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Metabolic dysfunction and unabated respiration precede the loss of membrane integrity during dehydration of germinating radicles by Leprince, O, Harren, F.J.M, Buitink, J, Alberda, M, Hoekstra, F.A

“…This study shows that dehydration induces imbalanced metabolism before loss of membrane integrity in desiccation-sensitive germinated radicles. Using a…”
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Influence of water content and temperature on molecular mobility and intracellular glasses in seeds and pollen by Buitink, J, Claessens, M.M.A.E, Hemminga, M.A, Hoekstra, F.A

“…Although the occurrence of intracellular glasses in seeds and pollen has been established, physical properties such as rotational correlation times and…”
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The Effect of Fructan on Membrane Lipid Organization and Dynamics in the Dry State by Vereyken, Ingrid J., Chupin, Vladimir, Hoekstra, Folkert A., Smeekens, Sjef C.M., de Kruijff, Ben

“…Fructans are a group of fructose-based oligo- and polysaccharides, which appear to be involved in membrane preservation during dehydration by interacting with…”
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Molecular mobility in the cytoplasm: an approach to describe and predict lifespan of dry germplasm by Buitink, J, Leprince, O, Hemminga, M.A, Hoekstra, F.A

“…Molecular mobility is increasingly considered a key factor influencing storage stability of biomolecular substances, because it is thought to control the rate…”
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Comparative Analysis of the Heat Stable Proteome of Radicles of Medicago truncatula Seeds during Germination Identifies Late Embryogenesis Abundant Proteins Associated with Desiccation Tolerance by Boudet, Julie, Buitink, Julia, Hoekstra, Folkert A, Rogniaux, Hélène, Larré, Colette, Satour, Pascale, Leprince, Olivier

“…A proteomic analysis was performed on the heat stable protein fraction of imbibed radicles of Medicago truncatula seeds to investigate whether proteins can be…”
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MtPM25 is an atypical hydrophobic late embryogenesis-abundant protein that dissociates cold and desiccation-aggregated proteins by BOUCHER, VIRGINIE, BUITINK, JULIA, LIN, XIAODONG, BOUDET, JULIE, HOEKSTRA, FOLKERT A, HUNDERTMARK, MICHAELA, RENARD, DENIS, LEPRINCE, OLIVIER

“…Late embryogenesis-abundant (LEA) proteins are one of the components involved in desiccation tolerance (DT) by maintaining cellular structures in the dry…”
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Differential Longevities in Desiccated Anhydrobiotic Plant Systems by Hoekstra, Folkert A.

“…Desiccation tolerance is a wide-spread phenomenon in the plant kingdom, particularly in small propagules lacking own root or rhizome system, such as seeds,…”
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Characterization of two soybean (Glycine max L.) LEA IV proteins by circular dichroism and Fourier transform infrared spectrometry by Shih, M., Academia Sinica, Taipei (Taiwan). Inst. of Plant and Microbial Biology, Hsieh, T, Lin, T, Hsing, Y.C, Hoekstra, F.A

“…Late embryogenesis-abundant (LEA) proteins, accumulating to a high level during the late stages of seed development, may play a role as osmoprotectants…”
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OsLEA1a, a New Em-Like Protein of Cereal Plants by Shih, Ming-Der, Huang, Lin-Tzu, Wei, Fu-Jin, Wu, Ming-Tsung, Hoekstra, Folkert A., Hsing, Yue-Ie C.

“…Proteins abundant in seeds during the late stages of development, late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins, are associated with desiccation tolerance. More…”
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High critical temperature above T(g) may contribute to the stability of biological systems by Buitink, J, van den Dries, I J, Hoekstra, F A, Alberda, M, Hemminga, M A

“…In this study, we characterized the molecular mobility around T(g) in sugars, poly-L-lysine and dry desiccation-tolerant biological systems, using ST-EPR,…”
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Adaptation of the food-borne pathogen Bacillus cereus to carvacrol by ULTEE, Annemieke, KETS, Edwin P. W, ALBERDA, Mark, HOEKSTRA, Folkert A, SMID, Eddy J

“…Carvacrol, a natural antimicrobial compound present in the essential oil fraction of oregano and thyme, is bactericidal towards Bacillus cereus. A decrease of…”
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Membrane chemical stability and seed longevity by Golovina, E.A, Hoekstra, F.A, As, H. van

“…Here, we investigate the relationships between the chemical stability of the membrane surface and seed longevity. Dry embryos of long-lived tomato and…”
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Is there a role for oligosaccharides in seed longevity? An assessment of intracellular glass stability by Buitink, J, Hemminga, M.A, Hoekstra, F.A

“…We examined whether oligosaccharides extend seed longevity by increasing the intracellular glass stability. For that purpose, we used a spin probe technique to…”
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A Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy study of sugar glasses: application to anhydrobiotic higher plant cells by Wolkers, Willem F, Oldenhof, Harriëtte, Alberda, Mark, Hoekstra, Folkert A

“…Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy (FTIR) was used to study glasses of pure carbohydrates and in the cytoplasm of desiccation tolerant plant organs…”
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Is vitrification involved in depression of the phase transition temperature in dry phospholipids? by Crowe, John H., Hoekstra, Folkert A., Nguyen, Khanh H.N., Crowe, Lois M.

“…Recent literature has suggested that the depression of the phase transition temperature ( T m) in dry phospholipids by sugars may be ascribed to vitrification…”
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