Abstract: The objective to be solved by the present invention is to provide an ice-crystallization inhibitor which has a practicable and excellent ice-crystallization inhibiting property and which can be efficiently and stably produced in a safe process suitable for food production. Also, the objective of the present invention is to provide an antibody which specifically reacts with the ice-crystallization inhibitor, and a composition, a food, a biological sample protectant and a cosmetic which contain the ice-crystallization inhibitor. Furthermore, the objective of the present invention is to provide a polysaccharide which is derived from a basidiomycete and which is used for inhibiting ice-crystallization of a liquid containing water, and a method for inhibiting ice-crystallization of a liquid containing water. The ice-crystallization inhibitor according to the present invention is characterized in being a polysaccharide derived from a basidiomycete.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 11, 2011
Publication date:
June 13, 2013
Applicants:
KANEKA CORPORATION, ICHIEI CO., LTD., A SCHOOL CORPORATION KANSAI UNIVERSITY
Inventors:
Hidehisa Kawahara, Yoshihide Koide, Naoki Arai, Jun Tomono