FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2007, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (4): 363-367.

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Research Progress on Structure of the Ice-Nucleation Protein and Ice-Nucleation Producing Mechanism

 CHEN  Qing-Sen, WANG  Chang-Lu, WEI  Guo-Xiang, YAN  Ya-Li   

  1. 1.College of Bioengineering,Tianjin University of Science and Technology,Tianjin 300222,China; 2.Tianjin Key Laboratory of Food Biotechnology,Tianjin 300134,China; 3.Department of Bioengineering,College of Biotechnology and Food Science,Tianjin University of Commerce,Tianjin 300134,China; 4.Tianjin Research Institute of Industry Microbiology,Tianjin 300221,China
  • Online:2007-04-15 Published:2011-12-31

Abstract: It is significant for the exploitation of the ice nucleation proteins(INPs)on the structure of the INP and the characteristics of forming the ice-nucleation.A systemic introduction is made on the researches on the structure of the INPs especially the three dimensional structure and the prediction of the three dimensional structure of the INPs.In the end,the structure characteristics with the presence of biotical activities required are also discussed.

Key words: ice nucleation proteins(INPs), structure, function, producing ice-nucleation mechanism