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Structure of type I antifreeze protein and mutants in supercooled water.
Biophysical journal - 1 Sept 2001
Graether S P, Slupsky C M, Davies P L, Sykes B D
Abstract excerpt
Many organisms are able to survive subzero temperatures at which bodily fluids would normally be expected to freeze. These organisms have adapted to these lower temperatures by synthesizing antifreeze proteins (AFPs), capable of binding to ice, which make further growth of ice energetically unfavorable. To date, the structures of five AFPs have been determined, and they show considerable sequence and structural...
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