Extreme cold marine and freshwater temperatures (below 4° C) induce massive
deterioration to the cell membranes of organisms resulting in the formation of ice crystals …

By natural selection, organisms evolve different solutions to cope with extremely cold
weather. The emergence of an antifreeze protein gene is one of the most momentous …

This manuscript reports a detailed study on the ability of poly (vinyl alcohol) to act as a
biomimetic surrogate for antifreeze (glyco) proteins, with a focus on the specific property of …

Antifreeze glycoproteins (AFGPs) constitute the major fraction of protein in the blood serum
of Antarctic notothenioids and Arctic cod. Each AFGP consists of a varying number of …

Atomistic molecular dynamics simulations are used to investigate the mechanism by which
the antifreeze protein from the spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana, binds to ice …

An intermolecular potential model of H2O with six interaction sites is proposed. The model is
developed for the simulation of ice and water near the melting point. Parameters in the …

Foodborne hydrolyzed antifreeze peptides have been widely used in the food industry and
the biomedical field. However, the components of hydrolyzed peptides are complex and the …

The design of artificial models of the processes of biomineralization has resulted in the
union of inorganic materials research and supramolecular organic chemistry. Recent work in …

The effects of poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) on the Ostwald ripening of polycrystalline ice
samples are studied. At− 6° C, ice recrystallization in sucrose solutions is inhibited at PVA …

The central importance of solvent interactions in stabilization of specific protein structure has
long been recognized. Decades ago, Tanford and Kirkwood treated in detail the interaction …