Compatible Solutes Protect against Chaotrope (Ethanol)-Induced, Nonosmotic Water Stress

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dc.contributor.authorHallsworth J.E.
dc.contributor.authorPrior B.A.
dc.contributor.authorNomura Y.
dc.contributor.authorIwahara M.
dc.contributor.authorTimmis K.N.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T15:56:33Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T15:56:33Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.description.abstractWater stress is one of the major stresses experienced by cellular systems and can take a number of distinct forms. In response to turgor-related osmotic stress, cells produce compatible solutes that are macromolecule protectants and also counteract the outflow of water from stressed cells. In this report we show that the germination of conidia of Aspergillus nidulans, a sensitive indicator of water stress, in the presence of ethanol is correlated with the intracellular concentration of the compatible solutes glycerol and erythritol, which protect against both osmotic and nonturgor forms of water stress.
dc.description.versionArticle
dc.identifier.citationApplied and Environmental Microbiology
dc.identifier.citation69
dc.identifier.citation12
dc.identifier.issn992240
dc.identifier.other10.1128/AEM.69.12.7032-7034.2003
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/9909
dc.subjectCells
dc.subjectFlow of water
dc.subjectMacromolecules
dc.subjectOsmosis
dc.subjectStress analysis
dc.subjectWater analysis
dc.subjectNonosmotic water stresses
dc.subjectSolutes
dc.subjectWater bacteriology
dc.subjectalcohol
dc.subjecterythritol
dc.subjectglycerol
dc.subjectsodium chloride
dc.subjectwater
dc.subjectmannitol
dc.subjectpolymer
dc.subjectpolyol
dc.subjectmicrobiology
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectAspergillus
dc.subjectAspergillus nidulans
dc.subjectconidium
dc.subjectculture medium
dc.subjectgermination
dc.subjectnonhuman
dc.subjectosmotic stress
dc.subjectwater stress
dc.subjectchemistry
dc.subjectdrug effect
dc.subjectosmolarity
dc.subjectosmotic pressure
dc.subjectphysiology
dc.subjectAspergillus
dc.subjectEmericella nidulans
dc.subjectAspergillus nidulans
dc.subjectErythritol
dc.subjectEthanol
dc.subjectGlycerol
dc.subjectMannitol
dc.subjectOsmolar Concentration
dc.subjectOsmotic Pressure
dc.subjectPolymers
dc.subjectSodium Chloride
dc.titleCompatible Solutes Protect against Chaotrope (Ethanol)-Induced, Nonosmotic Water Stress
dc.typeArticle
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