Assertion: raffinose | /r/CapableOf | enhance plant resilience
Facets:
value: to stress
type: PURPOSE
value: by acting as osmoprotectants
type: MANNER
value: in part
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Proline and raffinose are thought to enhance plant resilience to stress, at least in part by acting as osmoprotectants: small, relatively inert molecules that balance the osmotic difference between the inside and the outside of the cell so that water is not lost through osmosis.