Characterization of Afp1, an antifreeze protein from the psychrophilic yeast glaciozyma antarctica PI12

• Main Authors: Hashim, Noor Haza Fazlin, Bharudin, Izwan, Law, Douglas Sie Nguong, Higa, Sakura, Abu Bakar, Farah Diba, Nathan, Sheila, Rabu, Amir, Kawahara, Hidehisa, Md. Illias, Rosli, Najimudin, Nazalan, Mahadi, Nor Muhammad, Abdul Murad, Abdul Munir
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer 2013
• Subjects: QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/49153/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00792-012-0494-4

The psychrophilic yeast Glaciozyma antarctica demonstrated high antifreeze activity in its culture filtrate. The culture filtrate exhibited both thermal hysteresis (TH) and ice recrystallization inhibition (RI) properties. The TH of 0.1 °C was comparable to that previously reported for bacteria and...