Thermal hysteresis
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Thermal hysteresis. In reference to antifreeze proteins, refers to an observed difference in the melting and freezing point of ice in an aqueous solution. This effect can be observed in a solution using either the Freezing point capillary method or a freezing point osmometer.
Thermal hysteresis is also sometimes referred to as antifreeze activity. Thermal hysteresis(TH) is calculated by subtracting the freezing point(FP) from the melting point(MP) of a solution.
[edit] Calculating thermal hysteresis
TH = MP − FP
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