Biochemical and immunological characterization of recombinant allergen Lol p 1

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 249, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 886-894

  Tamborini, Elena ^a   Faccini, Silvia ^a   Lidholm, Jonas ^b   Svensson, Margareta ^b   Brandazza, Anna ^a   Longhi, Renato ^c   Groenlund, Hans ^b   Sidoli, Alessandro ^a   Arosio, Paolo ^a,d  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

^c Istituto di Chimica degli Ormoni   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergen mutant; Lolium perenne; Perennial rye grass; Recombinant allergen; Recombinant Lol p 1

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ALLERGY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; DELETION MUTANT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRASS; GRASS POLLEN; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LOLIUM PERENNE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SECALE CEREALE;

EID: 0030701602     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.00886.x     Document Type: Article

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