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Type I "antifreeze" proteins: structure-activity studies and mechanisms of ice growth inhibition

Date

Authors

Harding, Margaret

Ward, Leanne G

Haymet, A D J

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

The type I 'antifreeze' proteins, found in the body fluids of fish inhabiting polar oceans, are alanine-rich α-helical proteins that are able to inhibit the growth of ice. Within this class there are two distinct subclasses of proteins: those related to

Keywords

Keywords: alanine; antifreeze protein; ice; threonine; alpha helix; amino terminal sequence; animal tissue; flounder; freezing; hydrophobicity; hysteresis; molecular dynamics; molecular interaction; nonhuman; priority journal; protein analysis; protein family; revi a-helices; Antifreeze; Fish; Hysteresis; Ice; Ice/water interface; Proteins; Sculpin; Winter flounder

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/73497

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

European Journal of Biochemistry

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00617.x

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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