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Koochaki MS, Momen G, Lavoie S, Jafari R. Enhancing Icephobic Coatings: Exploring the Potential of Dopamine-Modified Epoxy Resin Inspired by Mussel Catechol Groups. Biomimetics (Basel) 2024; 9:349. [PMID: 38921229 PMCID: PMC11201944 DOI: 10.3390/biomimetics9060349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2024] [Revised: 06/04/2024] [Accepted: 06/05/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024] Open
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A nature-inspired approach was employed through the development of dopamine-modified epoxy coating for anti-icing applications. The strong affinity of dopamine's catechol groups for hydrogen bonding with water molecules at the ice/coating interface was utilized to induce an aqueous quasi-liquid layer (QLL) on the surface of the icephobic coatings, thereby reducing their ice adhesion strength. Epoxy resin modification was studied by attenuated total reflectance infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR). The surface and mechanical properties of the prepared coatings were studied by different characterization techniques. Low-temperature ATR-FTIR was employed to study the presence of QLL on the coating's surface. Moreover, the freezing delay time and temperature of water droplets on the coatings were evaluated along with push-off and centrifuge ice adhesion strength to evaluate their icephobic properties. The surface of dopamine-modified epoxy coating presented enhanced hydrophilicity and QLL formation, addressed as the main reason for its remarkable icephobicity. The results demonstrated the potential of dopamine-modified epoxy resin as an effective binder for icephobic coatings, offering notable ice nucleation delay time (1316 s) and temperature (-19.7 °C), reduced ice adhesion strength (less than 40 kPa), and an ice adhesion reduction factor of 7.2 compared to the unmodified coating.
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- Mohammad Sadegh Koochaki
- Département des Sciences Appliquées, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi, QC G7H 2B1, Canada; (M.S.K.); (R.J.)
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- Département des Sciences Appliquées, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi, QC G7H 2B1, Canada; (M.S.K.); (R.J.)
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- Département des Sciences Fondamentales, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi, QC G7H 2B1, Canada;
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- Département des Sciences Appliquées, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi, QC G7H 2B1, Canada; (M.S.K.); (R.J.)
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Xiang H, Yang X, Ke L, Hu Y. The properties, biotechnologies, and applications of antifreeze proteins. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 153:661-675. [PMID: 32156540 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.03.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2020] [Revised: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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By natural selection, organisms evolve different solutions to cope with extremely cold weather. The emergence of an antifreeze protein gene is one of the most momentous solutions. Antifreeze proteins possess an importantly functional ability for organisms to survive in cold environments and are widely found in various cold-tolerant species. In this review, we summarize the origin of antifreeze proteins, describe the diversity of their species-specific properties and functions, and highlight the related biotechnology on the basis of both laboratory tests and bioinformatics analysis. The most recent advances in the applications of antifreeze proteins are also discussed. We expect that this systematic review will contribute to the comprehensive knowledge of antifreeze proteins to readers.
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- Hong Xiang
- Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China.; CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology
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- Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China.; CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology
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- Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China.; CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology
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- Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China.; CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology.
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Furukawa Y, Nagashima K, Nakatsubo S, Zepeda S, Murata KI, Sazaki G. Crystal-plane-dependent effects of antifreeze glycoprotein impurity for ice growth dynamics. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. SERIES A, MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL, AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES 2019; 377:20180393. [PMID: 30982456 PMCID: PMC6501921 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2018.0393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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An impurity effect on ice crystal growth in supercooled water is an important subject in relation to ice crystal formation in various conditions in the Earth's cryosphere regions. In this review, we consider antifreeze glycoprotein molecules as an impurity. These molecules are well known as functional molecules for controlling ice crystal growth by their adsorption on growing ice/water interfaces. Experiments on free growth of ice crystals in supercooled water containing an antifreeze protein were conducted on the ground and in the International Space Station, and the normal growth rates for the main crystallographic faces of ice, namely, basal and prismatic faces, were precisely measured as functions of growth conditions and time. The crystal-plane-dependent functions of AFGP molecules for ice crystal growth were clearly shown. Based on the magnitude relationship for normal growth rates among basal, prismatic and pyramidal faces, we explain the formation of a dodecahedral external shape of an ice crystal in relation to the key principle governing the growth of polyhedral crystals. Finally, we emphasize that the crystal-plane dependence of the function of antifreeze proteins on ice crystal growth relates to the freezing prevention of living organisms in sub-zero temperature conditions. This article is part of the theme issue 'The physics and chemistry of ice: scaffolding across scales, from the viability of life to the formation of planets'.
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Bartels-Rausch T, Montagnat M. The physics and chemistry of ice. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. SERIES A, MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL, AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES 2019; 377:20190138. [PMID: 30982453 PMCID: PMC6501922 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2019.0138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/13/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Meister K, DeVries AL, Bakker HJ, Drori R. Antifreeze Glycoproteins Bind Irreversibly to Ice. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:9365-9368. [PMID: 30028137 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b04966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) and antifreeze glycoproteins (AFGPs) inhibit ice growth via an adsorption-inhibition mechanism that assumes irreversible binding of AF(G)Ps to embryonic ice crystals and the inhibition of further growth. The irreversible binding of antifreeze glycoproteins (AFGPs) to ice has been questioned and remains poorly understood. Here, we used microfluidics and fluorescence microscopy to investigate the nature of the binding of small and large AFGP isoforms. We found that both AFGP isoforms bind irreversibly to ice, as evidenced by microfluidic solution exchange experiments. We measured the adsorption rate of the large AFGP isoform and found it to be 50% faster than that of AFP type III. We also found that the AFGP adsorption rate decreased by 65% in the presence of borate, a well-known inhibitor of AFGP activity. Our results demonstrate that the adsorption rate of AFGPs to ice is crucial for their ice growth inhibition capability.
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- Konrad Meister
- NWO Institute AMOLF , Science Park 104 , 1098 XG Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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- Department of Animal Biology , University of Illinois , Urbana , Illinois 61801 , United States
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- NWO Institute AMOLF , Science Park 104 , 1098 XG Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Yeshiva University , New York , New York 10016 , United States
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Mochizuki K, Molinero V. Antifreeze Glycoproteins Bind Reversibly to Ice via Hydrophobic Groups. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:4803-4811. [PMID: 29392937 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b13630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Antifreeze molecules allow organisms to survive in subzero environments. Antifreeze glycoproteins (AFGPs), produced by polar fish, are the most potent inhibitors of ice recrystallization. To date, the molecular mechanism by which AFGPs bind to ice has not yet been elucidated. Mutation experiments cannot resolve whether the binding occurs through the peptide, the saccharides, or both. Here, we use molecular simulations to determine the mechanism and driving forces for binding of AFGP8 to ice, its selectivity for the primary prismatic plane, and the molecular origin of its exceptional ice recrystallization activity. Consistent with experiments, AFGP8 in simulations preferentially adopts the PPII helix secondary structure in solution. We show that the segregation of hydrophilic and hydrophobic groups in the PPII helix is vital for ice binding. Binding occurs through adsorption of methyl groups of the peptide and disaccharides to ice, driven by the entropy of dehydration of the hydrophobic groups as they nest in the cavities at the ice surface. The selectivity to the primary prismatic plane originates in the deeper cavities it has compared to the basal plane. We estimate the free energy of binding of AFGP8 and the longer AFGPs4-6, and find them to be consistent with the reversible binding demonstrated in experiments. The simulations reveal that AFGP8 binds to ice through a myriad of conformations that it uses to diffuse through the ice surface and find ice steps, to which it strongly adsorbs. We interpret that the existence of multiple, weak binding sites is the key for the exceptional ice recrystallization inhibition activity of AFGPs.
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- Kenji Mochizuki
- Department of Chemistry , The University of Utah , Salt Lake City , Utah 84112-0580 , United States.,Institute for Fiber Engineering , Shinshu University , Ueda , Nagano 386-8567 , Japan
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- Department of Chemistry , The University of Utah , Salt Lake City , Utah 84112-0580 , United States
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Furukawa Y, Nagashima K, Nakatsubo SI, Yoshizaki I, Tamaru H, Shimaoka T, Sone T, Yokoyama E, Zepeda S, Terasawa T, Asakawa H, Murata KI, Sazaki G. Oscillations and accelerations of ice crystal growth rates in microgravity in presence of antifreeze glycoprotein impurity in supercooled water. Sci Rep 2017; 7:43157. [PMID: 28262787 PMCID: PMC5338005 DOI: 10.1038/srep43157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2016] [Accepted: 01/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The free growth of ice crystals in supercooled bulk water containing an impurity of glycoprotein, a bio-macromolecule that functions as ‘antifreeze’ in living organisms in a subzero environment, was observed under microgravity conditions on the International Space Station. We observed the acceleration and oscillation of the normal growth rates as a result of the interfacial adsorption of these protein molecules, which is a newly discovered impurity effect for crystal growth. As the convection caused by gravity may mitigate or modify this effect, secure observations of this effect were first made possible by continuous measurements of normal growth rates under long-term microgravity condition realized only in the spacecraft. Our findings will lead to a better understanding of a novel kinetic process for growth oscillation in relation to growth promotion due to the adsorption of protein molecules and will shed light on the role that crystal growth kinetics has in the onset of the mysterious antifreeze effect in living organisms, namely, how this protein may prevent fish freezing.
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- Yoshinori Furukawa
- Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-19 Nishi-8, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0819, Japan
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- Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-19 Nishi-8, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0819, Japan
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- Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-19 Nishi-8, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0819, Japan
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- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 2-1-1 Sengen, Tsukuba 305-8508, Japan
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- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 2-1-1 Sengen, Tsukuba 305-8508, Japan
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- Japan Space Forum, 3-2-1 Kandasurugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0062, Japan
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- Japan Manned Space Systems Corporation, 2-1-6 Sengen, Tsukuba 305-0047, Japan
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- Computer Centre, Gakushuin University, 1-5-1 Mejiro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-0858, Japan
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- Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-19 Nishi-8, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0819, Japan
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- Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-19 Nishi-8, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0819, Japan
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- Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-19 Nishi-8, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0819, Japan
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- Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-19 Nishi-8, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0819, Japan
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- Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-19 Nishi-8, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0819, Japan
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Vorontsov DA, Sazaki G, Hyon SH, Matsumura K, Furukawa Y. Antifreeze Effect of Carboxylated ε-Poly-l-lysine on the Growth Kinetics of Ice Crystals. J Phys Chem B 2014; 118:10240-9. [DOI: 10.1021/jp507697q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Dmitry A. Vorontsov
- Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, Gagarin Avenue,
23, Nizhny Novgorod, 603950 Russia
- Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-19, Nishi-8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0819 Japan
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- Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-19, Nishi-8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0819 Japan
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- Center for Fiber and Textile Science, Kyoto Institute of Technology, 105 Jibucho, Kyoto Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, 612-8374 Japan
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- Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Asahidai 1-1, Nomi-shi, Ishikawa, 923-1292 Japan
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- Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-19, Nishi-8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0819 Japan
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MORISAKU T, KITAZAWA T, SUZUKI A, YUI H. New Morphology of Ice Crystals in Supercooled Aqueous Solutions of Antifreeze Glycoprotein. KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU 2014. [DOI: 10.1295/koron.71.554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Walker RL, Searles K, Willard JA, Michelsen RRH. Total reflection infrared spectroscopy of water-ice and frozen aqueous NaCl solutions. J Chem Phys 2013; 139:244703. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4841835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Bildanova LL, Salina EA, Shumny VK. Main properties and evolutionary features of antifreeze proteins. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1134/s207905971301005x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ahn M, Murugan RN, Shin SY, Kim E, Lee JH, Kim HJ, Bang JK. Synthesis of Cyclic Antifreeze Glycopeptide and Glycopeptoids and Their Ice Recrystallization Inhibition Activity. B KOREAN CHEM SOC 2012. [DOI: 10.5012/bkcs.2012.33.11.3565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Nagel L, Budke C, Erdmann RS, Dreyer A, Wennemers H, Koop T, Sewald N. Influence of Sequential Modifications and Carbohydrate Variations in Synthetic AFGP Analogues on Conformation and Antifreeze Activity. Chemistry 2012; 18:12783-93. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201202119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Antifreeze proteins: computer simulation studies on the mechanism of ice growth inhibition. Polym J 2012. [DOI: 10.1038/pj.2012.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Wilkinson BL, Stone RS, Capicciotti CJ, Thaysen-Andersen M, Matthews JM, Packer NH, Ben RN, Payne RJ. Total Synthesis of Homogeneous Antifreeze Glycopeptides and Glycoproteins. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201108682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Wilkinson BL, Stone RS, Capicciotti CJ, Thaysen-Andersen M, Matthews JM, Packer NH, Ben RN, Payne RJ. Total Synthesis of Homogeneous Antifreeze Glycopeptides and Glycoproteins. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2012; 51:3606-10. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201108682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2011] [Revised: 01/26/2012] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Antifreeze glycoproteins are an important class of biological antifreezes that have potential applications in many areas of medicine, agriculture and industry in which ice crystal growth is damaging. While the synthesis of antifreeze glycoproteins as pure glycoforms has recently been achieved by using ligation and polymerisation strategies, the routine production of large quantities of pure glycoforms remains challenging. A range of C-linked analogues that are readily produced by solid-phase synthesis have delivered novel compounds that are not biological antifreezes, but are potent, non-cytotoxic, ice-recrystallisation inhibitors. Structure-activity studies, the identification of cyclic antifreeze glycoproteins and conformational studies have provided further insight into the requirements for antifreeze activity. These results, coupled with significant advances in approaches to the routine synthesis of different glycoproteins and mimics, present opportunities for the design and synthesis of novel ice-growth-inhibiting and antifreeze compounds.
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- James Garner
- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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Corzana F, Busto JH, García de Luis M, Fernández-Tejada A, Rodríguez F, Jiménez-Barbero J, Avenoza A, Peregrina JM. Dynamics and Hydration Properties of Small Antifreeze-Like Glycopeptides Containing Non-Natural Amino Acids. European J Org Chem 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201000375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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