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Using molecular dynamics (MD) simulation, Nada and Furukawa 16 demonstrated that a mutant of winter flounder AFP could bind to the pyramidal plane of the ice lattice stably with its hydrophobic residues, yielding a dramatic decrease in the ice growth rate near the ice-binding site. 14 found that antifreeze proteins from winter flounder and Alaskan plaice adsorbed onto the pyramidal plane of ice whereas the sculpin AFP adsorbs on the secondary prism plane. 11 AF(G)Ps have been known to adsorb to multiple faces of ice crystals and inhibit their growth.

Ice recrystallization is a process in which large ice crystals grow at the cost of small ones, effectively reducing the interfacial energy of the system (i.e, Ostwald ripening). 4- 6 In nature, many species of fish, insects and plants that inhabit cold environments produce antifreeze proteins (AFPs) and/or antifreeze glycoproteins (AFGPs) as specialized adaptation to modulate the effect of ice on their lives, 7- 10 including thermal hysteresis, dynamic ice shaping and ice recrystallization inhibition. Ice formation is a ubiquitous phenomenon, posing serious challenges for many areas, such as frost damage in agriculture, 1 icing hazard for aviation transportation and wind power industries, 2- 3 and freezing injury in cryobiology. The findings in this study will help pave the path for addressing a pressing challenge in designing synthetic ice recrystallization inhibitors rationally, by enriching our mechanistic understanding of IRI process by macromolecules. The length of PVA, i.e., the number of hydroxyl groups, seems to be a key factor dictating the performance of IRI, as the PVA molecule must be large enough to prevent the joining together of adjacent curvatures in the ice front. Our molecular dynamics simulations revealed a stereoscopic, geometrical match between the hydroxyl groups of PVA and the water molecules of ice, and provided microscopic evidence of the adsorption of PVA to both the basal and prism faces of ice and the incorporation of short-chain PVA into the ice lattice. In this study, we explored the molecular dynamics of ice recrystallization inhibition (IRI) by poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), a well-recognized ice recrystallization inhibitor, to shed light on the otherwise hidden ice-binding mechanisms of chain polymers. Although several synthetic substitutes for AF(G)Ps have been developed, the fundamental principles of designing AF(G)P mimics are still missing.

For example, many cold-adapted species produce antifreeze proteins (AFPs) and/or antifreeze glycoproteins (AFGPs) to inhibit ice recrystallization. Nature has evolved a variety of different mechanisms to regulate ice formation. This is why Red Hat has been a trusted provider of enterprise infrastructure for over 20 years.Ice formation is a ubiquitous process that poses serious challenges for many areas. That’s the open source way and the power of the open organization. Collaboration is the freedom to ask questions and offer improvements. Of course, collaborating with a community is about more than developing code.

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