Expanding the molecular recognition repertoire of antifreeze polypeptides: effects on nucleoside crystal growth.
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Despite differences in the crystal structures of ice and nucleosides, antifreeze polypeptides (AFPs) have been demonstrated to inhibit nucleation of 5-methyluridine, cytidine, and inosine and modify the crystal growth of the nucleosides efficiently. The molecular recognition repertoire of AFPs has been expanded to non-ice-like crystalline solids.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Chemical communications
دوره 48 94 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012