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. 2021 Feb 27;72(5):1507-1510.
doi: 10.1093/jxb/eraa579.

What is dry? Exploring metabolism and molecular mobility at extremely low water contents

Jill M Farrant  1 , Henk W M Hilhorst  2
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What is dry? Exploring metabolism and molecular mobility at extremely low water contents

Jill M Farrant et al. J Exp Bot. .

Abstract

This article comments on:

Candotto Carniel FC, Fernandez-Marín B, Arc E, Craighero T, Laza MJ, Incerti G, Tretiach M, Kranner I. 2021. How dry is dry? Molecular mobility in relation to thallus water content in a lichen. Journal of Experimental Botany 72, 1576–1588

Keywords: Desiccation tolerance; Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents (NaDES); glassy state; liquid-liquid phase separations; longevity; molecular mobility.

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