J G Duman

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Affiliation: University of Notre Dame
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Antifreeze and ice nucleator proteins in terrestrial arthropods
    J G Duman
    Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
    Annu Rev Physiol 63:327-57. 2001
  2. ncbi Site-specific forms of antifreeze protein in the beetle Dendroides canadensis
    J G Duman
    Notre Dame, IN 46556 0369, USA
    J Comp Physiol B 172:547-52. 2002
  3. ncbi Antifreeze proteins in Alaskan insects and spiders
    J G Duman
    Department of Biological Sciences, Box 369, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
    J Insect Physiol 50:259-66. 2004
  4. ncbi Cold-induced mitochondrial degradation and cryoprotectant synthesis in freeze-tolerant arctic caterpillars
    O Kukal
    Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
    J Comp Physiol B 158:661-71. 1989
  5. ncbi Molecular characterization and sequencing of antifreeze proteins from larvae of the beetle Dendroides canadensis
    J G Duman
    Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
    J Comp Physiol B 168:225-32. 1998
  6. ncbi The inhibition of ice nucleators by insect antifreeze proteins is enhanced by glycerol and citrate
    J G Duman
    Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, IN 46556-0369, USA
    J Comp Physiol [B] 172:163-8. 2002
  7. ncbi Glycerol metabolism in a freeze-tolerant arctic insect: an in vivo 13C NMR study
    O Kukal
    Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
    J Comp Physiol B 158:175-83. 1988

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Publications7

  1. ncbi Antifreeze and ice nucleator proteins in terrestrial arthropods
    J G Duman
    Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
    Annu Rev Physiol 63:327-57. 2001
    ..The spruce budworm AFP lacks regular repeat units. Both have much higher activities than any known AFPs...
  2. ncbi Site-specific forms of antifreeze protein in the beetle Dendroides canadensis
    J G Duman
    Notre Dame, IN 46556 0369, USA
    J Comp Physiol B 172:547-52. 2002
    ..RT-PCR of epidermal tissue identified dafps- 4, 6, 8 and 11 (and sometimes 1 and/or 2) as the major transcripts. These data suggest that various DAFPs may have evolved to function best in certain sites...
  3. ncbi Antifreeze proteins in Alaskan insects and spiders
    J G Duman
    Department of Biological Sciences, Box 369, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
    J Insect Physiol 50:259-66. 2004
    ..However, some of the AFP- producing insects identified in this study are known to be freeze tolerant (able to survive freezing) to very low temperatures (-40 to -70 degrees C)...
  4. ncbi Cold-induced mitochondrial degradation and cryoprotectant synthesis in freeze-tolerant arctic caterpillars
    O Kukal
    Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
    J Comp Physiol B 158:661-71. 1989
    ..The adaptive response to cold by mitochondrial degradation and glycerol accumulation by G. groenlandica may be linked to diapause in other species of ectotherms...
  5. ncbi Molecular characterization and sequencing of antifreeze proteins from larvae of the beetle Dendroides canadensis
    J G Duman
    Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
    J Comp Physiol B 168:225-32. 1998
    ..These sequences are not similar to any of the known fish AFPs, but they are similar to AFPs from the beetle Tenebrio molitor...
  6. ncbi The inhibition of ice nucleators by insect antifreeze proteins is enhanced by glycerol and citrate
    J G Duman
    Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, IN 46556-0369, USA
    J Comp Physiol [B] 172:163-8. 2002
    ..canadensis. Also, DAFPs in combination with enhancers may be useful in applications which require inhibition of ice nucleators...
  7. ncbi Glycerol metabolism in a freeze-tolerant arctic insect: an in vivo 13C NMR study
    O Kukal
    Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
    J Comp Physiol B 158:175-83. 1988
    ..The mechanism underlying temperature control of glycerol biosynthesis and degradation may provide a clue to the role of glycerol in enhancing freeze-tolerance in these insects...