Colligative Effects of Solutions of Low-Molecular Sugars and Their Role in Plants under Hypothermia

The colligative effects of endogenous highly concentrated sugar solutions on frost-resistant plants subjected to negative temperatures are reviewed. These effects prevent cell dehydration and formation of intercellular ice; they decrease the protoplast freezing point and neutralize toxic products. S...

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Published inBiology bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vol. 48; no. Suppl 3; pp. S29 - S37
Main Authors Deryabin, A. N., Trunova, T. I.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Moscow Pleiades Publishing 01.12.2021
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Biochemistry
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Cell Biology
Deactivation
Dehydration
Ecology
Energy metabolism
Freezing
Hypothermia
Life Sciences
Lipids
Plant Physiology
Reactive oxygen species
Zoology
sugars
signaling
low temperature
plants
reactive oxygen species
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Summary:The colligative effects of endogenous highly concentrated sugar solutions on frost-resistant plants subjected to negative temperatures are reviewed. These effects prevent cell dehydration and formation of intercellular ice; they decrease the protoplast freezing point and neutralize toxic products. Several protective activities of plant sugars occurring under hypothermia are discussed. These are structural stabilization of membranes, lipids and proteins, deactivation of reactive oxygen species, participation in signaling, and involvement in metabolism as both energy sources and precursors for synthesis of different protective compounds.
ISSN:1062-3590
1608-3059
DOI:10.1134/S1062359021060042