A facile method for determining ice recrystallization inhibition by antifreeze proteins

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 311, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1041-1046

  Tomczak, Melanie M ^a   Marshall, Christopher B ^a   Gilbert, Jack A ^a   Davies, Peter L ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antifreeze protein; Ice crystals; Recrystallization inhibition; Thermal hysteresis

Indexed keywords

ANTIFREEZE PROTEIN; GLASS; ICE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DILUTION; ELUTION; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; INHIBITION KINETICS; MACHINE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAMPLE;

EID: 0242521447     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2003.10.106     Document Type: Article

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