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  ReviewOrganic compatible solutes of halotolerant and halophilic microorganismsMary F Roberts  Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College, 2609 Beacon Street, Chestnut Hill, MA 02465, USA  author email corresponding author email
Saline Systems 2005,
1:5doi:10.1186/1746-1448-1-5 Abstract
Microorganisms that adapt to moderate and high salt environments use a variety of solutes, organic and inorganic, to counter external osmotic pressure. The organic solutes can be zwitterionic, noncharged, or anionic (along with an inorganic cation such as K+). The range of solutes, their diverse biosynthetic pathways, and physical properties of the solutes that effect molecular stability are reviewed. | 
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