Journal article
Protein interaction with ice
Abstract
Many organisms have evolved novel mechanisms to minimize freezing injury due to extracellular ice formation. This article reviews our present knowledge on the structure and mode of action of two types of proteins capable of ice interaction. The antifreeze proteins inhibit ice crystal formation and alter ice growth habits. The ice nucleation proteins, on the other hand, provide a proper template to stimulate ice growth. The potential …
Authors
Choy LH; YANG DSC
Journal
The FEBS Journal, Vol. 203, No. 1‐2, pp. 33–42
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
January 1992
DOI
10.1111/j.1432-1033.1992.tb19824.x
ISSN
1742-464X