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Water Replacement Hypothesis in Atomic Details: Effect of Trehalose on the Structure of Single Dehydrated POPC Bilayers by Golovina, E. A, Golovin, A, Hoekstra, F. A, Faller, R

“…We present molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to study the plausibility of the water replacement hypothesis (WRH) from the viewpoint of structural chemistry…”
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High Viscosity and Anisotropy Characterize the Cytoplasm of Fungal Dormant Stress-Resistant Spores by Dijksterhuis, J, Nijsse, J, Hoekstra, F A, Golovina, E A

“…Classifications Services EC Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Entropic Stabilization and Equilibrium Size of Lipid Vesicles by Claessens, M. M. A. E, Leermakers, F. A. M, Hoekstra, F. A, Cohen Stuart, M. A

“…We have studied the phase behavior of zwitterionic phospholipid dioleoylphosphatidylcholine (DOPC) vesicles (membranes) and interpreted our results using…”
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Charged Lipid Vesicles: Effects of Salts on Bending Rigidity, Stability, and Size by Claessens, M.M.A.E., van Oort, B.F., Leermakers, F.A.M., Hoekstra, F.A., Cohen Stuart, M.A.

“…The swelling behavior of charged phospholipids in pure water is completely different from that of neutral or isoelectric phospholipids. It was therefore…”
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Opposing Effects of Cation Binding and Hydration on the Bending Rigidity of Anionic Lipid Bilayers by Claessens, M. M. A. E, Leermakers, F. A. M, Hoekstra, F. A, Cohen Stuart, M. A

“…We correlate the molecularly realistic self-consistent field predictions for the mean bending modulus k c of charged lipid vesicles with experimental…”
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Axes and cotyledons of recalcitrant seeds of Castanea sativa Mill. exhibit contrasting responses of respiration to drying in relation to desiccation sensitivity by Leprince, O, Buitink, J, Hoekstra, F.A

“…Oxidative damage originating from uncontrolled metabolism is thought to be responsible for the sensitivity to drying in recalcitrant seeds. This study compares…”
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Light-induced metal-insulator transition in a switchable mirror by Hoekstra, A F, Roy, A S, Rosenbaum, T F, Griessen, R, Wijngaarden, R J, Koeman, N J

“…Rare earth hydride films can be converted reversibly from metallic mirrors to insulating windows simply by changing the surrounding hydrogen gas pressure at…”
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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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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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Acquisition of desiccation tolerance in developing wheat embryos correlates with appearance of a fluid phase in membranes by GOLOVINA, E. A., HOEKSTRA, F. A.

“…ABSTRACT Membrane behaviour in developing wheat (Triticum aestivum cv Priokskaya) embryos was studied in relation to the acquisition of desiccation tolerance,…”
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Citrate increases glass transition temperature of vitrified sucrose preparations by Kets, E.P.W, IJpelaar, P.J, Hoekstra, F.A, Vromans, H

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of sodium citrate on the properties of dried amorphous sucrose glasses. Addition of sodium citrate to a…”
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Mechanisms of plant desiccation tolerance by Hoekstra, Folkert A, Golovina, Elena A, Buitink, Julia

“…Anhydrobiosis (‘life without water’) is the remarkable ability of certain organisms to survive almost total dehydration. It requires a coordinated series of…”
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Stabilization of Dry Membranes by Mixtures of Hydroxyethyl Starch and Glucose: The Role of Vitrification by Crowe, John H., Oliver, Ann E., Hoekstra, Folkert A., Crowe, Lois M.

“…R. P. Goodrich and co-workers (1989, U.S. Patent 4,874,690; 1992,Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA89,967–971) have reported that red blood cells can be preserved in…”
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The effects of moisture and temperature on the ageing kinetics of pollen: interpretation based on cytoplasmic mobility by Buitink, J, Leprince, O, Hemminga, M.A, Hoekstra, F.A

“…ABSTRACT This study shows that characterization of the molecular mobility in the cytoplasm of pollen provides a new understanding of the effects of moisture…”
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A study of water relations in neem (Azadirachta indica) seed that is characterized by complex storage behaviour by Sacandé, Moctar, Buitink, Julia, Hoekstra, Folkert A.

“…Neem (Azadirachta indica) seed is reputed to have limited tolerance to desiccation, to be sensitive to chilling and imbibitional stress, and to display…”
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Properties of proteins and the glassy matrix in maturation‐defective mutant seeds of Arabidopsis thaliana by Wolkers, Willem F., Alberda, Mark, Koornneef, Maarten, Léon‐Kloosterziel, Karen M., Hoekstra, Folkert A.

“…Summary In situ Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy was used to study the heat stability of proteins and hydrogen bonding interactions in dry…”
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Dehydration-induced redistribution of amphiphilic molecules between cytoplasm and lipids is associated with desiccation tolerance in seeds by Buitink, J, Leprince, O, Hoekstra, F.A

“…This study establishes a relationship between desiccation tolerance and the transfer of amphiphilic molecules from the cytoplasm into lipids during drying,…”
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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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Aging of dry desiccation-tolerant pollen does not affect protein secondary structure by Wolkers, W.F. (Wageningen Agricultural University, Wageningen (Netherlands)), Hoekstra, F.A

“…Protein secondary structure and membrane phase behavior in aging Typha latifolia pollen were studied by means of Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy…”
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Effect of added carbohydrates on membrane phase behavior and survival of dried Lactobacillus plantarum by Linders, L.J.M. (Wageningen Agricultural University, Wageningen, The Netherlands.), Wolkers, W.F, Hoekstra, F.A, Riet, K. van't

“…The relation between the protective effect of externally added carbohydrates on Lactobacillus plantarum cells during air-drying and the phase behavior of cell…”
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