ShareAntifreeze protein in snake venom?
Author(s) : HOLT C. B.
Type of article: Article
Summary
The theory that C type lectin found in rattlesnake venom can inhibit ice growth in crystal planes, and that the mechanism is similar to the antifreeze proteins in polar fish, is disputed. Evidence is given to show that ice crystal shape depends on physical and chemical factors. G.R.S.
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- Original title: Antifreeze protein in snake venom?
- Record ID : 1994-1849
- Languages: English
- Source: Nature - vol. 363 - n. 6431
- Publication date: 1993/06/24
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- Themes: Cryobiology, cryomedicine: general information
- Keywords: Ice; Cell; Antifreeze; Protein; Crystal
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- Author(s) : WILSON P. W.
- Date : 1994/08
- Languages : English
- Source: Cryobiology - vol. 31 - n. 4
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- Author(s) : WU D. W., DUMAN J. G., XU L.
- Date : 1991
- Languages : English
- Source: Biochim. Biophys. Acta, Prot. Struct. mol. Enzymol. - vol. 1076 - n. 3
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Mechanical interactions between ice crystals an...
- Author(s) : ISHIGURO H., RUBINSKY B.
- Date : 1994/10
- Languages : English
- Source: Cryobiology - vol. 31 - n. 5
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The stability during low-temperature storage of...
- Author(s) : WANG L. H., WUSTEMAN M. C., SMALLWOOD M., et al.
- Date : 2002/06
- Languages : English
- Source: Cryobiology - vol. 44 - n. 3
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Hydrodynamic diameter of fish antifreeze molecu...
- Author(s) : WILSON P., VRIES A. L. de
- Date : 1994/03
- Languages : English
- Source: Cryo-Letters - vol. 15 - n. 2
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