title: Trehalose in yeast, stress protectant rather than reserve carbohydrate.
abstract: Trehalose and glycogen are generally regarded as the two main reserve carbohydrates in yeast. However, several lines of evidence suggest that trehalose does not primarily function as a reserve but as a highly efficient protecting agent to maintain structural integrity of the cytoplasm under environmental stress conditions.
authors: Department of Botany, University of Basel, Switzerland.
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authors: Wiemken
mesh_terms: D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000502:physiology; D003600:Cytosol / Q000502:physiology; D003890:Desiccation; D006003:Glycogen / Q000378:metabolism; D006358:Hot Temperature; D018521:Plant Physiological Phenomena; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism; D013395:Sucrose / Q000378:metabolism; D014199:Trehalose / Q000378:metabolism*; D015003:Yeasts / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D013395:Sucrose; D006003:Glycogen; D014199:Trehalose