Assertion: stachyose's sugar | /r/CapableOf | replace the water
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text: However, evidence has been accumulating that certain sugars may replace the water around polar residues in membrane phospholipids and proteins, thereby maintaining their integrity in the absence of water.
text: Over 20 years ago (4), we suggested that these sugars replace the water around polar residues in labile macromolecular assemblages such as membranes and proteins, thus stabilizing these structures in the absence of appreciable amounts of water.