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    Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) or ice structuring proteins refer to a class of polypeptides produced by certain animals, plants, fungi and bacteria that permit...
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  • An antifreeze is an additive which lowers the freezing point of a water-based liquid. An antifreeze mixture is used to achieve freezing-point depression...
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  • Antifreeze may refer to: Antifreeze, engine coolant or coolant additive Antifreeze, agent for de-icing outdoor surfaces Antifreeze protein Cryoprotectant...
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    Beta helix (category Protein tandem repeats)
    acyltransferase and archaeal carbonic anhydrase. Other proteins that contain beta helices include the antifreeze proteins from the beetle Tenebrio molitor (right-handed)...
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  • Proteins are a class of biomolecules composed of amino acid chains. Antifreeze protein, class of polypeptides produced by certain fish, vertebrates, plants...
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    temperatures as low as -15°C for 24 hours. This is due to their unique antifreeze proteins, a protein not found in any of their relative Lucanidae and very few insects...
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    deliberate dehydration in conjunction with the antifreeze proteins. This concentrates the antifreezes several fold. The hemolymph of the mealworm beetle...
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    Lin FH, et al. (1 March 2007). "Structural modeling of snow flea antifreeze protein". Biophysical Journal. 92 (5): 1717–1723. Bibcode:2007BpJ....92.1717L...
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    (32–39 °F), but may tolerate colder temperatures owing to the presence of antifreeze protein compounds in its blood. They group in large schools in ice-free waters...
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  • insects, fish and amphibians create cryoprotectants (antifreeze compounds and antifreeze proteins) in their bodies to minimize freezing damage during cold...
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