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Antifreeze Proteins
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Definition
: Proteins that bind to ice and modify the growth of ice crystals. They perform a cryoprotective role in a variety of organisms.
GEN or unspecified; prefer specific types
Examples
Antifreeze Proteins, Type I
;
Antifreeze Proteins, Type II
;
Antifreeze Proteins, Type III
;
Antifreeze Proteins, Type IV
Other names
Proteins, Thermal Hysteresis; Proteins, Antifreeze; Peptides, Antifreeze; Hysteresis Proteins, Thermal; Glycoproteins, Antifreeze; Glycopeptides, Antifreeze; Thermal Hysteresis Proteins; Antifreeze Peptides; Antifreeze Glycopeptides; AFGP; Antifreeze Glycoproteins
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C-
linked AFGP analog 1
0
*Antifreeze Proteins.
Biomacromolecules 2007 May;8(5):1456-62
antifreeze protein, Myoxocephalus scorpius
0
*Antifreeze Proteins
*Fish Proteins.
Protein Sci 2001 Dec;10(12):2566-76
AFP protein, Daucus carota
0
*Plant Proteins
*Antifreeze Proteins
Freezing.
Science 1998 Oct 2;282(5386):115-7
antifreeze protein precursor
0
*Protein Precursors
*Antifreeze Proteins
Drosophila melanogaster.
Biochim Biophys Acta 1993 Jan 23;1171(3):247-54
3-
O-
(2-
acetamido-
2-
deoxygalactopyranosyl)-
acetyl-
threonyl-
alanyl-
alanine methyl ester
125316-77-0
*Glycopeptides
*Antifreeze Proteins.
Int J Pept Protein Res 1989;34(5):363