Section of Plant Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853.
Plant Physiol. 1991 Jun;96(2):660-3. doi: 10.1104/pp.96.2.660.
We have investigated the mechanism by which anhydrobiotic organisms can survive severe dehydration. The method used was measurement of the rotational diffusion coefficient of a hydrophilic spin probe, inserted in the cytoplasm of soybean (Glycine max L.) axes, as a function of temperature and sample water content. Results indicate the existence of a hydration-dependent glass-like transition at physiological temperatures. No glass transitions have been observed in desiccation-intolerant samples, suggesting that the ability to withstand dehydration is associated with glass formation.
我们研究了耐缺水生物在严重脱水条件下存活的机制。使用的方法是测量亲水性旋转探针的旋转扩散系数,该探针插入大豆(Glycine max L.)轴的细胞质中,作为温度和样品含水量的函数。结果表明,在生理温度下存在依赖于水合作用的玻璃化转变。在不耐干燥的样品中没有观察到玻璃化转变,这表明耐受干燥的能力与玻璃形成有关。