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“However, best protection occurred when both betaine and KCl were present together.”
“Other osmoregulatory solutes such as sucrose and glycerol also reduced KCl inhibition, though to a lesser extent than betaine.”
“The protective effect of betaine against KCl inhibition of RuBP carboxylase activity was also observed in other cyanobacteria, i.e. Synechococcus ACMM 323, Plectonema boryanum, and Anabaena variabilis, and in the photosynthetic bacterium Rhodospirillum rubrum but not in Chromatium vinosum.”
“A variety of electrolytes, such as NaCl, KCl , NaH2PO4, K2HPO4, K2SO4, and nonelectrolytes like sucrose, raffinose, and inositol triggered the uptake of glycine betaine.”