Minimalistic ice recrystallisation inhibitors based on phenylalanine
Matthew T. Warren, Iain Galpin, Muhammad Hasan, Steven A. Hindmarsh, John D. Padrnos, Charlotte J. C. Edwards‐Gayle, Robert T. Mathers, Dave J. Adams, Gabriele C. Sosso, Matthew I. Gibson
Abstract
-substituents enhancing (hydrophobic) or decreasing (hydrophilic) IRI activity. Both amino and acid groups were found to be essential. Solution-phase self-assembly of Phenylalanine was not observed, but the role of self-assembly at the ice/water interface could not be ruled out as a contributing factor.
Topics & Concepts
PhenylalanineChemistryAmino acidMoleculeBiophysicsBiochemistryOrganic chemistryBiologyPhysiological and biochemical adaptationsnanoparticles nucleation surface interactionsArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics