Recombinant proteins in newly developed foods: Identification of allergenic activity

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 113, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 122-124

  Lehrer, Samuel B ^a   Reese, Gerald ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergens; Recombinant proteins; Transgenic foods

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOOD ALLERGY; GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY; SOYBEAN; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ALLERGENS; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030888444     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000237523     Document Type: Article

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