Phytochemistry - Heat-stable antifreeze protein from grass

We have discovered an antifreeze protein1 in an overwintering perennial ryegrass, Lolium perenne. The protein is stable at 100 °C and although it is a less effective antifreeze than proteins found in antarctic fish and insects, it is better at preventing ice recrystallization. This property enables...

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Published in:Nature
Main Authors: Sidebottom, C, Buckley, S, Pudney, P, Twigg, S, Jarman, C, Holt, C, Telford, J, McArthur, A, Worrall, D, Hubbard, R, Lillford, P
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Published: 2000
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Antarc*
Online Access:https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/53549/
https://doi.org/10.1038/35018639
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spelling ftulancaster:oai:eprints.lancs.ac.uk:53549 2023-08-27T04:06:03+02:00 Phytochemistry - Heat-stable antifreeze protein from grass Sidebottom, C Buckley, S Pudney, P Twigg, S Jarman, C Holt, C Telford, J McArthur, A Worrall, D Hubbard, R Lillford, P 2000-07-20 https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/53549/ https://doi.org/10.1038/35018639 unknown Sidebottom, C and Buckley, S and Pudney, P and Twigg, S and Jarman, C and Holt, C and Telford, J and McArthur, A and Worrall, D and Hubbard, R and Lillford, P (2000) Phytochemistry - Heat-stable antifreeze protein from grass. Nature, 406 (6793). p. 256. ISSN 0028-0836 Journal Article PeerReviewed 2000 ftulancaster https://doi.org/10.1038/35018639 2023-08-03T22:22:01Z We have discovered an antifreeze protein1 in an overwintering perennial ryegrass, Lolium perenne. The protein is stable at 100 °C and although it is a less effective antifreeze than proteins found in antarctic fish and insects, it is better at preventing ice recrystallization. This property enables grasses to tolerate ice formation in their tissues without being damaged, suggesting that the control of ice-crystal growth rather than the prevention of freezing may have evolved to be the critical factor in their survival at very low temperatures. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Lancaster University: Lancaster Eprints Antarctic Nature 406 6793 256 256
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description We have discovered an antifreeze protein1 in an overwintering perennial ryegrass, Lolium perenne. The protein is stable at 100 °C and although it is a less effective antifreeze than proteins found in antarctic fish and insects, it is better at preventing ice recrystallization. This property enables grasses to tolerate ice formation in their tissues without being damaged, suggesting that the control of ice-crystal growth rather than the prevention of freezing may have evolved to be the critical factor in their survival at very low temperatures.
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author Sidebottom, C
Buckley, S
Pudney, P
Twigg, S
Jarman, C
Holt, C
Telford, J
McArthur, A
Worrall, D
Hubbard, R
Lillford, P
spellingShingle Sidebottom, C
Buckley, S
Pudney, P
Twigg, S
Jarman, C
Holt, C
Telford, J
McArthur, A
Worrall, D
Hubbard, R
Lillford, P
Phytochemistry - Heat-stable antifreeze protein from grass
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