The role of trehalose in the physiology of nematodes

• Published in: International journal for parasitology Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 215 - 229
• Main Author: Behm, Carolyn A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.02.1997
• Subjects: anhydrobiosis; Animals; Ascaris; Carbohydrate Metabolism; cryoprotection; Desiccation; egg-hatching; Female; Freezing; Hydrogen Bonding; Male; Nematoda - embryology; Nematoda - physiology; nematode; trehalase; Trehalose; Trehalose - chemistry; Trehalose - metabolism; Trehalose - physiology; trehalose 6-phosphate phosphatase; trehalose 6-phosphate synthase; egg-hatching; nematode; Trehalose; trehalose 6-phosphate synthase; carbohydrate metabolism; trehalase; trehalose 6-phosphate phosphatase; anhydrobiosis; Ascaris; cryoprotection

The sugar trehalose, and α-1-linked non-reducing disaccharide of glucose, is important in the physiology of many micro-organisms as well as in some groups of metazoan organisms, including insects and nematodes. Trehalose is a stress protectant in biological systems as it interacts with and directly...