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Record Nr.

UNINA9910409687703321

Titolo

Antifreeze Proteins Volume 1 : Environment, Systematics and Evolution / / edited by Hans Ramløv, Dennis Steven Friis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-41929-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 313 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

572.617

Soggetti

Proteins

Evolution (Biology)

Biophysics

Protein Science

Evolutionary Biology

Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics

Proteïnes

Biofísica

Termoregulació

Llibres electrònics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Ice and its formation -- Ice formation in living organisms -- Fish antifreeze proteins -- Insect antifreeze proteins -- Plant antifreeze proteins -- Antifreeze proteins in other species -- Molecular origins and mechanisms of fish antifreeze evolution.

Sommario/riassunto

This first volume provides a comprehensive overview on evolutionary, environmental and systematic aspects of antifreeze proteins. It shortly explains the physical properties of ice and further intelligibly describes the biology of the antifreeze proteins in different organisms. It offers a detailed insight into their history of evolution. In addition the book discusses the status of the current knowledge and ongoing research and highlights also those parts, where further investigation needs to be done. Together with the second volume on the biochemistry and



molecular biology of antifreeze proteins, this book represents a unique, comprehensive work and a must-have for students and scientists in biochemistry, evolution, physiology and physical chemistry.