title: Isolation and some characterisation of antifreeze protein from the European eelpout Zoarces viviparus.
abstract: The European eelpout Zoarces viviparus is a common inhabitant in the coastal areas of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Baltic region. At least 3 different antifreeze proteins were purified from Z. viviparus serum but more isoforms are most likely present. Two antifreeze proteins with molecular weights of approx. 6.5-7 kDa were characterised and found to share high similarity to the type III antifreeze proteins found in other members of the family Zoarcidae. The antifreeze activity of Z. viviparus antifreeze proteins is concentration dependent and showed a saturation effect when the protein concentration reached 30 mg.ml-1 (crude serum) and 8 mg.ml-1 (partly purified serum) respectively. Further the antifreeze activity was found to be dependent of the buffer osmolality resulting in increasing thermal hysteresis when buffer osmolality was raised from 0 to 1M.
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Sciences and Chemistry, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark. tfs@ruc.dk
authors.forename: T F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Sørensen
authors.forename: C-H C
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ramløv
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D021343:Antifreeze Proteins, Type III / Q000097:blood* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002021:Buffers; D003460:Crystallization; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D010473:Perciformes / Q000097:blood*; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000097:blood / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D021343:Antifreeze Proteins, Type III; D002021:Buffers; D020033:Protein Isoforms