Linear relation between TH (homogeneous ice nucleation temperature) and Tm (melting temperature) for aqueous solutions of sucrose, trehalose, and maltose

Homogeneous ice nucleation temperatures (THs) of aqueous sucrose, trehalose, and maltose solutions were measured together with melting temperatures (Tms). It is shown that there is a linear relation between TH and Tm for these solutions. Almost identical supercooling behavior is observed for these aqueous disaccharide solutions.