Kinetics of antifreeze protein‐induced ice growth inhibition

FEBS Letters

Rubinsky, Boris¹  Chapsky, Lars¹ 

[1] Biomedical Engineering Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA

关键词: Antifreeze proteins;    Protein adsorption;    Temperature gradient thermometry;    Ice;   

DOI  :  10.1016/S0014-5793(97)00787-4

学科分类：生物化学/生物物理

来源: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

【 摘 要 】

Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) depress the freezing temperature of a solution in a non-colligative manner, by arresting the growth of ice crystals. The kinetics of this effect, studied here for the first time using a new technique called temperature gradient thermometry, are consistent with an adsorption-mediated inhibitory mechanism. The results obtained by this approach provide a new experimental basis for understanding AFP interaction with ice.

【 授权许可】

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