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The 11 pages that link to Trehalose, each with the reason it gives.

• VitrificationRelated: Dried trehalose forms a glass that immobilizes and preserves cell structures.

• Desiccation toleranceRelated: The classic protectant: it vitrifies the cell interior, preventing collapse as water leaves.

• PhotobiontRelated: It illustrates that carbon transfer differs between photobiont types.

• TardigradeRelated: Trehalose may help protect cellular components in certain anhydrobiotic tardigrades.

• DisaccharideBroader topic: Its unusual α,α-1,1 linkage prevents a free reducing end.

• MaltoseCompared with: Its glucose composition matches maltose, but its linkage makes it nonreducing.

• Mycolic acidRelated: Trehalose-linked mycolates are prominent forms of mycolic acid in mycobacteria.

• AnhydrobiosisRelated: Some anhydrobiotic organisms accumulate it as water loss begins.

• CryoprotectantBroader topic: This sugar stabilizes membranes and proteins, often without entering cells.

• CryptobiosisRelated: The best-studied protectant organisms accumulate before entering the dry state.

• HemolymphRelated: It is a prominent energy source carried in insect hemolymph.