Trehalose ? the amazing substance. Properties, appearance and applications

• Authors: B. Wolska-Mitaszko
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

This review presents chemical and biochemical properties of trehalose. Moreover, the results of studies on biosynthesis and accumulation, as well as some aspects of thermotolerantion and osmoadaptation are discussed. The existing and potential applications in many fields, which may be medical or biological, are listed therein.

Keywords

EN

OSMOADAPTATION; THERMOTOLERANTION; TREHALOSE

Discipline

• BIOTECHNOLOGY: BIOTECHNOLOGY

• Publisher: Committee of Biotechnology, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Biotechnologia
• Year: 2001
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 36-53

Contributors

author

B. Wolska-Mitaszko

• Document Type: REVIEW
• Publication order reference: B. Wolska-Mitaszko, Zak?ad Biologii Molekularnej, Instytut Mikrobiologii i Biotechnologii UMCS, ul. Akademicka 19, 20?033 Lublin, Poland, e-mail: [e-mail]