Talk:Osmoprotectant

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Distinction between osmoprotectants and compatible solutes
A distinction is made between osmoprotectants and compatible solutes: Claire Le Marrec; Responses of Lactic Acid Bacteria to Osmotic Stress; June 2011; DOI:10.1007/978-0-387-92771-8_4; in book: Stress Responses of Lactic Acid Bacteria (pp.67-90).
 * effective osmoprotectants = "efficient at increasing cytoplasmic osmolality, and growth rate"; and
 * compatible solutes = "without deleterious effects on biopolymer functions, including stability and activity".

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