title: Antifreeze proteins.
abstract: Antifreeze proteins comprise a structurally diverse class of proteins that inhibit the growth of ice. Recently, new AFP types have been discovered; more active AFPs have been isolated; antecedents have been recognized supporting the notion of recent, multiple origins; and detailed structures have emerged leading to models for their adsorption to ice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. daviesp@post.queensu.ca
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Sykes
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D021301:Antifreeze Proteins; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D005399:Fishes; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism; D007053:Ice; D019476:Insect Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D011485:Protein Binding; D011487:Protein Conformation; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary
chemical_list: D021301:Antifreeze Proteins; D006023:Glycoproteins; D007053:Ice; D019476:Insect Proteins