Three-dimensional structure and epitopes of bet v 1

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 113, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 243-245

  Spangfort, Michael D ^a   Gajhede, Michael ^b   Osmark, Peter ^c   Poulsen, Flemming M ^c   Ipsen, Henrik ^a   Larsen, Jørgen N ^a   van Neerven, Joost ^a   Schou, Carsten ^a   Løwenstein, Henning ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c CARLSBERG LABORATORY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Allergens; Bet v 1; Crystallization; Molecular structure; Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; X ray

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; GLYCINE; POLLEN ANTIGEN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANTIGEN BINDING; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ALLERGENS; EPITOPES; HUMANS; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 0030892771     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000237559     Document Type: Article

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