Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0343563

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0343563

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Antifreeze Proteins and Glycoproteins. Antifreeze proteins and glycoproteins permit many species of fish to survive in sub-zero oceans without freezing. These antifreeze compounds have potential applications in the frozen food industry (eg. maintaining the texture of ice cream), medical science (eg., cryosurgery) and veterinary science (eg. storage of sperm). Commercial applications are limited by the amounts of compounds available from fish and the lack of understanding of how these proteins work. This research will study how natural and synthetic antifreezes inhibit ice growth in order to allow the rational design of new antifreezes and will identify new compounds with potential commercial applications as cryoprotectants.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2003

End Date: 22-09-2006

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $280,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medicinal and Biomolecular Chemistry | Biological And Medical Chemistry |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other (incl. production enhancement) | Chemical sciences

Other Keywords

Biological And Medical Chemistry | Chemical sciences | Medicinal and Biomolecular Chemistry | Other (incl. production enhancement)

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