The Scientist : Polar fish provide biological antifreeze molecules [21/8/2001]

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by David Bruce

RESEARCH ROUND-UP

Polar fish provide biological antifreeze molecules

Email: David Bruce - david.bruce@biomedcentral.com
News from The Scientist 2001, 2(1):20010821-03

Published

21 August 2001

Teleost fish that inhabit the freezing waters of the Arctic and Antarctic produce antifreeze glycoproteins (AFGPs) that protect their tissues from damage by ice crystal formation. In August 16 Bioconjugate Chemistry, Robert Ben and colleagues from the Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton, describe a process for manufacturing and modifying these molecules so that they can be used in biological and medical applications.

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