Ice-binding proteins adsorb to their ligand via anchored clathrate waters

The main success of my thesis has been to establish the mechanism by which antifreeze proteins (AFPs) bind irreversibly to ice crystals, and hence prevent their growth. AFPs organize ice-like water on their ice-binding site, which then merges and freezes with the quasi-liquid layer of ice. This was...

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Main Author: GARNHAM, CHRISTOPHER P
Other Authors: Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Theses (Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.))
Language:en
en
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1974/6619