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Abstract

Insect antifreeze proteins (AFP) are much more effective than fish AFPs at depressing solution freezing points by ice-growth inhibition. AFP from the beetle Tenebrio molitor is a small protein (8.4 kDa) composed of tandem 12-residue repeats (TCTxSxxCxxAx).

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Title
Mimicry of ice structure by surface hydroxyls and water of a beta-helix antifreeze protein
Author
Liou, Yih-Cherng; Tocilj, Ante; Davies, Peter L; Jia, Zongchao
Pages
322-4
Publication year
2000
Publication date
Jul 20, 2000
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
ISSN
00280836
e-ISSN
14764687
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/35018604
ProQuest document ID
204484857
Copyright
Copyright Macmillan Journals Ltd. Jul 20, 2000