Microbial ice-binding structures: A review of their applications.

Autor: Uko MP; Faculty of Biological Science, Akwa-Ibom State University, Akwa-Ibom State, Uyo 1167, Nigeria., Umana SI; Faculty of Biological Science, Akwa-Ibom State University, Akwa-Ibom State, Uyo 1167, Nigeria; Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Michael Okpara of Agriculture, Umudike, Nigeria., Iwatt IJ; Center for Wetlands and Wastes Management Studies, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria., Udoekong NS; Department of Science Technology, Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic Ikot Osurua, Nigeria., Mgbechidinma CL; School of Life Sciences, Centre for Cell and Development Biology and State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China; Department of Microbiology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 200243, Nigeria., Adie FU; Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Cross River State University of Technology, Calabar, Nigeria., Akan OD; Faculty of Biological Science, Akwa-Ibom State University, Akwa-Ibom State, Uyo 1167, Nigeria; College of Food Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, 498 South Shaoshan Road, Changsha 410004, China. Electronic address: otobongakan@aksu.edu.ng.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International journal of biological macromolecules [Int J Biol Macromol] 2024 Aug; Vol. 275 (Pt 2), pp. 133670. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 04.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.133670
Abstrakt: Microorganisms' ice-binding structures (IBS) are macromolecules with potential commercial value in agriculture, food technology, material technology, cryobiology, and medicine. Microbial ice-structuring or microbial ice-binding particles, with their multi-applications, are simple to use, effective in low amounts, non-toxic, and environmentally friendly. Due to their source and composition diversities, microbial ice-binding structures are gaining attention because they are useable in various conditions. Some microorganisms also produce structures with dual ice-nucleating and anti-freezing properties. Structures that promote ice formation (ice nucleating particles- INPs) act as ice nuclei, lowering the energy barrier between supercooled liquid and ice, causing ice crystals to form. In contrast, anti-freeze particles (AFPs) prevent ice formation and recrystallization through several mechanisms, including disturbing the formation of string hydrogen bonds amongst water molecules, melting already formed ice crystals, and preventing crystal formation by binding to specific sites. Knowledge of the type and function of microbial ice-binding structures lends fundamental insight for possible scaling the production of cheap, functional, and advanced microbial structure-inspired mimics and by-products. This review focuses on microbial ice-binding structures and their potential uses in the food, medicinal, environmental, and agricultural sectors.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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