Patent ID: 6852841

Claim:
An isolated anti-freeze protein characterised in that said protein has at least 80% sequence identity the following amino acid sequence D-E-Q-P-N-T-I-S-G-S-N-N-T-V-R-S-G-S-K-N-V-L-A-G-N-D-N-T-V-I-S-G-D-N-N-S-V-S-G-S-N-N-T-V-V-S-G-N-D-N-T-V-T-G-S-N-H-V-V-S-G-T-N-H-I-V-T-D-N-N-N-N-V-S-G-N-I-D-N-N-V-S-G-S-F-H-T-V-S-G-G-H-N-T-V-S-G-S-N-N-T-V-S-G-S-N-H-V-V-S-G-S-N-K-V-V-T-D-A (SEQ ID NO: 1) as well as modified versions thereof wherein the modification does not materially affect the ice recrystallisation inhibition properties.