The major birch pollen allergen, Bet v 1, shows ribonuclease activity

Planta

Volumn 199, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 413-415

  Bufe, Albrecht ^a   Spangfort, Michael D ^b   Kahlert, Helga ^c   Schlaak, Max ^a   Becker, Wolf Meinhard ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

^b ALK ABELLÓ   (Denmark)

^c ALLERGOPHARMA JOACHIM GANZER KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergen; Betula (pollen); Pathogenesis related protein; Pollen; Ribonuclease

Indexed keywords

BETULA; BETULA PENDULA; BETULA PUBESCENS; PANAX GINSENG; PENDULA; PETROSELINUM CRISPUM;

EID: 0029787094     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00195733     Document Type: Article

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