Trehalose and Trehalose-based Polymers for Environmentally Benign, Biocompatible and Bioactive Materials
Abstract: Trehalose is a non-reducing disaccharide that is found in many organisms but not in mammals. This sugar plays important roles in cryptobiosis of selaginella mosses, tardigrades (water bears), and other animals which revive with water from a state of suspended animation induced by desiccati...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2008-08-01
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| Series: | Molecules |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/13/8/1773/ |