Technological developments utilizing antifreeze protein.

[In Japanese. / En japonais.]

Author(s) : NISHIMIYA Y., TSUDA S.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Antifreeze protein discovered from blood serum of Antarctic fishes has the ability to inhibit ice crystal growth and to protect cold-sensitive cells from hypothermic damages. The functions of AFP were expected to provide new technologies for quality storage of frozen foods, and hypothermic preservation of useful cells.

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  • Original title: [In Japanese. / En japonais.]
  • Record ID : 30002700
  • Languages: Japanese
  • Source: Refrigeration - vol. 086 - n. 1005
  • Publication date: 2011/07

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