Lipid-transfer proteins are relevant allergens in fruit allergy

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 103, Issue 3 II, 1999, Pages 514-519

  Sánchez Monge, Rosa ^a   Lombardero, Manuel ^b   García Sellés, Francisco Javier ^c   Barber, Domingo ^b   Salcedo, Gabriel ^a,d  

^a Unidad de Bioquímica   (Spain)

^b ALK ABELLÓ   (Denmark)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

^d Clin Hosp Cd Universitaria S n   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allergen; Apple; IgE binding; Lipid transfer proteins; Peach

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN;

ADULT; ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGY; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; APPLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGENS, PLANT; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CROSS REACTIONS; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLANT PROTEINS; POLLEN; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TREES;

EID: 0033010099     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0091-6749(99)70479-3     Document Type: Article

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