ShareBeta-helix structure and ice-binding properties of a hyperactive antifreeze protein from an insect.
Author(s) : GRAETHER S. P., KUIPER M. J., GAGNÉ S. M., et al.
Type of article: Article
Summary
Insect antifreeze proteins (AFP) are considerably more active at inhibiting ice crystal growth and AFP from fish or plants. The authors report the solution structure of spruce budworm AFP and characterize its ice-binding properties.
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- Original title: Beta-helix structure and ice-binding properties of a hyperactive antifreeze protein from an insect.
- Record ID : 2001-1089
- Languages: English
- Source: Nature - vol. 406 - n. 6793
- Publication date: 2000/07/20
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- Themes: Cryobiology, cryomedicine: general information
- Keywords: Structure; Insect; Antifreeze; Protein; Supercooling; Molecule
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- Source: Nature - vol. 406 - n. 6793
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- Languages : English
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- Languages : English
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- Date : 2002/06
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