Alkaline serine proteinase: A major allergen of Aspergillus oryzae and its cross-reactivity with Penicillium citrinum

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-35

  Shen, Horng Der ^a,d   Lin, Win Ling ^a   Tam, Ming F ^b   Wang, Soo Ray ^a   Tsai, Jaw Ji ^c   Chou, Hong ^a   Han, Shou Hwa ^d  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alkaline serine proteinase; Allergens; Aspergillus oryzae; Cross reactivity; Immunoblot; Penicillium citrinum

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; SERINE PROTEINASE;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLERGENS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBODIES, ANTI-IDIOTYPIC; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; ASTHMA; BINDING SITES; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CROSS REACTIONS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, TWO-DIMENSIONAL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PENICILLIUM; PROTEIN BINDING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES;

EID: 0031900008     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000023921     Document Type: Article

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