Isolated water in desiccated microorganisms

Aksenov, S.I.; Goriachev, S.N.; Sherman, F.B.; Bab'eva, I.P.; Reshetova, I.S.

Mikrobiologiia 47(3): 549-553

1978


ISSN/ISBN: 0026-3656
PMID: 672693
Document Number: 125158
The presence of isolated mobile water in dehydrated eukaryotic microorganisms established earlier by NMR has been confirmed by direct chemical registration of this water in the yeast Cryptococcus albidus. This water constitutes several per cent of the dry biomass weight. Apparently, its preservation should be attributed to changes in the permeability of intracellular membranes upon dehydration. The water is released by the cells when they are heated to 150--200 degrees C and the cellular structures containing water are destroyed.

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