Hyperactive antifreeze protein in flounder species: The sole freeze protectant in American plaice

FEBS Journal

Volumn 272, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 4439-4449

  Gauthier, Sherry Y ^a   Marshall, Christopher B ^a   Fletcher, Garth L ^b   Davies, Peter L ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alpha helix; Antifreeze protein; Freezing point depression; Ice

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ANTIFREEZE PROTEIN; SEA WATER;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; FLOUNDER; FREEZING; MOLECULAR SIZE; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; WINTER;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; ANTIFREEZE PROTEINS; CANADA; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; FLOUNDER; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

HIPPOGLOSSOIDES PLATESSOIDES; LIMANDA FERRUGINEA; PLEURONECTOIDEI; PSEUDOPLEURONECTES AMERICANUS;

EID: 24644497249     PISSN: 1742464X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2005.04859.x     Document Type: Article

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