Protein engineering of antifreeze proteins reveals that their activity scales with the area of the ice‐binding site
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DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14552
Abstract: Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) protect organisms from freezing by binding to ice crystals to prevent their growth. Here, we have investigated how the area of an AFP's ice‐binding site (IBS) changes its antifreeze activity. The polyproline… read more here.
Keywords: antifreeze; area; activity; antifreeze proteins ... See more keywords
Molecular dynamics studies show solvation structure of type III antifreeze protein is disrupted at low pH
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DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2018.01.006
Abstract: Antifreeze proteins are a class of biological molecules of interest in many research and industrial applications due to their highly specialized function, but there is little information of their stability and properties under varied pH… read more here.
Keywords: antifreeze; solvation; antifreeze activity; molecular dynamics ... See more keywords
Tracking the hydration of antifreeze treated cement paste at subfreezing temperatures using the TDR technique
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DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.119915
Abstract: Abstract Prior work to characterize the hydration products in a cement paste prepared with a sodium nitrite-based antifreeze admixture that effectively promoted hydration at subfreezing temperatures did not reveal anything unusual in the chemical composition,… read more here.
Keywords: antifreeze; water; tdr technique; subfreezing temperatures ... See more keywords
Study on the PCM flat-plate solar collector system with antifreeze characteristics
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2018.09.114
Abstract: Abstract This paper proposes a flat-plate solar collector system (FPSCs) with antifreeze characteristics which uses the phase change material (PCM) to store up a moderate amount of thermal energy during the daytime and release the… read more here.
Keywords: antifreeze; system; solar collector; plate solar ... See more keywords
Identification of Novel Antifreeze Peptides from Takifugu obscurus Skin and Molecular Mechanism in Inhibiting Ice Crystal Growth.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c04393
Abstract: Foodborne hydrolyzed antifreeze peptides have been widely used in the food industry and the biomedical field. However, the components of hydrolyzed peptides are complex and the molecular mechanism remains unclear. This study focused on identification… read more here.
Keywords: antifreeze; peptides takifugu; novel antifreeze; molecular mechanism ... See more keywords
Antifreeze Protein Mimetic Metallohelices with Potent Ice Recrystallization Inhibition Activity
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DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b05822
Abstract: Antifreeze proteins are produced by extremophile species to control ice formation and growth, and they have potential applications in many fields. There are few examples of synthetic materials which can reproduce their potent ice recrystallization… read more here.
Keywords: recrystallization inhibition; antifreeze; potent ice; inhibition ... See more keywords
Antifreeze protein complements cryoprotective dehydration in the freeze-avoiding springtail Megaphorura arctica
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-60060-z
Abstract: The springtail, Megaphorura arctica, is freeze-avoiding and survives sub-zero temperatures by cryoprotective dehydration. At the onset of dehydration there is some supercooling of body fluids, and the danger of inoculative freezing, which would be lethal.… read more here.
Keywords: antifreeze; arctica; megaphorura arctica; freeze avoiding ... See more keywords
Characterization of microbial antifreeze protein with intermediate activity suggests that a bound-water network is essential for hyperactivity
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-85559-x
Abstract: Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) inhibit ice growth by adsorbing onto specific ice planes. Microbial AFPs show diverse antifreeze activity and ice plane specificity, while sharing a common molecular scaffold. To probe the molecular mechanisms responsible for… read more here.
Keywords: antifreeze; network; intermediate activity; water network ... See more keywords
Design and synthesis of galactose-conjugated fluorinated and non-fluorinated proline oligomers: towards antifreeze molecules.
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DOI: 10.1039/c8cc05588b
Abstract: Galactose-conjugated fluorinated and non-fluorinated proline oligomers that exhibit an α-helical structure with hydrophilic and lipophilic parts were designed as potential antifreeze molecules. These galactose-proline oligomers were synthesized and their physical properties were evaluated. Interestingly, the… read more here.
Keywords: antifreeze; conjugated fluorinated; non fluorinated; proline oligomers ... See more keywords
Design, synthesis and antifreeze properties of biomimetic peptoid oligomers.
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DOI: 10.1039/d3cc01062g
Abstract: Ice crystals can cause great damage. The utilization of antifreeze agents is an efficient method to prevent or reduce ice crystal formation and growth. Synthetic antifreeze agents are toxic and have low efficiency, and natural… read more here.
Keywords: design synthesis; antifreeze; antifreeze agents; peptoid oligomers ... See more keywords
Sequencing and Expression Characterization of Antifreeze Protein Maxi-Like in Apis cerana cerana
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DOI: 10.1093/jisesa/iex109
Abstract: Abstract Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) are biological cryoprotectants with unique properties that play a crucial role in regulating the molecular mechanisms governing cold resistance in insects. To identify and characterize Apis cerana cerana AFP (AcerAFP), we… read more here.
Keywords: protein; cerana; antifreeze; cerana cerana ... See more keywords