7. キセノンガスによる水の構造化を利用した農産物の保存法(セミナー「生体・食品の構造と機能に関する低温生物工学の展開」)

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Metabolism is based on enzyme reactions. The rate of enzyme reaction is regulated by the diffusion of substrate governed by the viscosity of water. Xenon gas in water has great ability for the formation of structured water as a result of hydrophobic hydration. As spin-lattice relaxation time T_1 of protons in water has a close relationship with viscosity, the change in viscosity of structured water was examined through T_1. Xenon gas was applied to barley coleoptiles and broccoli. The rate of protoplasmic streaming in coleoptile cells decreased as intracellular water became structured. The structured water was also confirmed to be effective for the suppression of respiration of broccoli.
低温生物工学会の論文
1998-08-25