BiochemistrybioRxiv
Towards Water-Free Biobanks: Long-Term Dry-Preservation At Room Temperature Of Desiccation-Sensitive Enzyme Luciferase In Air-Dried Insect Cells
S. Kikuta, S. J. Watanabe, R. Sato…·T. Kikawada
This study demonstrates that desiccation-tolerant insect cells can preserve exogenous luciferase activity for over 372 days at room temperature through a trehalose preincubation process.
DOI 10.1038/s41598-017-06945-y