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Evolution seems to prefer proteins that denature at higher temps instead:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperthermophile

I don't think there are any coolants that would be appropriate for life's temperature ranges at the right pressures that can be synthesized biochemically.

People are working on propane biochemical synthesis: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25181600/

I don't know about the other part (temperature/pressure).

Sweat is an open heatpump loop. You're intending a closed loop of course in your comment, but same process.

It isn't though, because powered mechanical compression and decompression is what allows a heat pump to outperform the inherent thermodynamic limit of evaporative cooling.

Is that possible? Could there be a biochemical equivalent of a Peltier junction?