| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - Apart from their purely osmotic function, compatible solutes, including ectoine, also exhibit protective effect on enzymes, e.g. against heating, freezing and drying (Wohlfarth et al., 1990; Regev et al., 1990; Peters et al., 1990; Galinski and Lippert, 1991).
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