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Water, temperature and life.

F Franks1, S F Mathias, R H Hatley

  • 1Biopreservation Division, Pafra Ltd, Cambridge, U.K.

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences
|January 30, 1990
PubMed
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Organisms survive cold by managing water through physicochemical and biochemical mechanisms. Freezing protects cells by occurring outside, while undercooling prevents ice formation for freeze resistance.

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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Thermodynamics

Background:

  • Cold is a pervasive environmental stressor impacting life globally.
  • Understanding natural cold adaptation is crucial for survival mechanisms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To elucidate the physicochemical and biochemical water management strategies in natural cold adaptation.
  • To differentiate between the effects of chill and freezing on biological systems.

Main Methods:

  • Review of thermodynamic and kinetic stabilization principles.
  • Analysis of water management mechanisms in cold-stressed organisms.
  • Examination of cellular and extracellular responses to low temperatures.

Main Results:

  • Freeze tolerance is a misnomer; freezing occurs extracellularly, protecting cytoplasm.
  • Freeze resistance relies on undercooling, maintaining a metastable state.
  • Effective water management involves membrane composition, osmotic equilibrium, and cryoprotectant biosynthesis.

Conclusions:

  • Cellular fluid protection is achieved through controlled extracellular freezing.
  • Undercooling is a key survival strategy for freeze resistance.
  • Biogenic ice nucleation catalysts play a critical role in cold adaptation.

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