| Maximal survival was obtained after drying protoplasts with a mixture of sucrose and raffinose, while pure sucrose and trehalose were somewhat less effective protectants. |
| A major proportion of the soluble carbohydrates was made up of the raffinose series oligosaccharides, raffinose and stachyose. |
| In addition, sugars such as raffinose and sucrose are indicated to have important roles in protecting cells from water stress. |
| Raffinose, as well as other members of the raffinose family of oligosaccharides, are important phloem transport and storage carbohydrates for many plants. |
| This indicated their ability to hydrolyse oligosaccharides of raffinose family. |
| There was no measurable incorporation of C into sucrose, hexoses or the raffinose family of oligosaccharides at any stage of the incubations. |
