Homologous disaccharide properties at low temperatures

To get some insight into the mechanisms of cryopreservation that characterize disaccharides, and to clarify the reasons that make trehalose the most effective bio-protector, we have analyzed the thermal properties of aq. trehalose, maltose and sucrose solns. by giving evidence that the trehalose/water soln. shows the strongest interaction strength between water and trehalose mols