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Antifreeze Proteins

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Definition: Proteins that bind to ice and modify the growth of ice crystals. They perform a cryoprotective role in a variety of organisms.  GEN or unspecified; prefer specific types   
Examples Antifreeze Proteins, Type I; Antifreeze Proteins, Type II; Antifreeze Proteins, Type III; Antifreeze Proteins, Type IV 		Other names Proteins, Thermal Hysteresis; Proteins, Antifreeze; Peptides, Antifreeze; Hysteresis Proteins, Thermal; Glycoproteins, Antifreeze; Glycopeptides, Antifreeze; Thermal Hysteresis Proteins; Antifreeze Peptides; Antifreeze Glycopeptides; AFGP; Antifreeze Glycoproteins
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
C-linked AFGP analog 1  0   *Antifreeze Proteins. Biomacromolecules 2007 May;8(5):1456-62
antifreeze protein, Myoxocephalus scorpius  0   *Antifreeze Proteins *Fish Proteins. Protein Sci 2001 Dec;10(12):2566-76
AFP protein, Daucus carota  0   *Plant Proteins *Antifreeze Proteins Freezing. Science 1998 Oct 2;282(5386):115-7
antifreeze protein precursor  0   *Protein Precursors *Antifreeze Proteins Drosophila melanogaster. Biochim Biophys Acta 1993 Jan 23;1171(3):247-54
3-O-(2-acetamido-2-deoxygalactopyranosyl)-acetyl-threonyl-alanyl-alanine methyl ester  125316-77-0   *Glycopeptides *Antifreeze Proteins. Int J Pept Protein Res 1989;34(5):363

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