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Heat-stable antifreeze protein from grass

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  • Chris Sidebottom

    (Unilever Research, Colworth House)

  • Sarah Buckley

    (Unilever Research, Colworth House)

  • Paul Pudney

    (Unilever Research, Colworth House)

  • Sarah Twigg

    (Unilever Research, Colworth House)

  • Carl Jarman

    (Unilever Research, Colworth House)

  • Chris Holt

    (Unilever Research, Colworth House)

  • Julia Telford

    (Unilever Research, Colworth House)

  • Andrew McArthur

    (Unilever Research, Colworth House)

  • Dawn Worrall

    (Plant Laboratory)

  • Rod Hubbard

    (Plant Laboratory)

  • Peter Lillford

    (Unilever Research, Colworth House)

Abstract

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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  • Chris Sidebottom & Sarah Buckley & Paul Pudney & Sarah Twigg & Carl Jarman & Chris Holt & Julia Telford & Andrew McArthur & Dawn Worrall & Rod Hubbard & Peter Lillford, 2000. "Heat-stable antifreeze protein from grass," Nature, Nature, vol. 406(6793), pages 256-256, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:406:y:2000:i:6793:d:10.1038_35018639
    DOI: 10.1038/35018639
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