Type-2 ice-structuring protein

UniProtKB accession:  A0ZT93

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UniProtKB description:  Has antifreeze activity to protect fish blood from freezing at subzero sea water temperatures (Probable). Binds to ice crystals and inhibits their growth. The thermal hysteresis (TH) activity, the ability to lower the blood freezing point, is approximately 0.45 degrees Celsius at 0.15 mM for this protein (PubMed:18674542).