Grass group I allergens (β-expansins) are novel, papain-related proteinases

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 263, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 33-40

  Grobe, Kay ^a   Becker, Wolf Meinhard ^b   Schlaak, Max ^b   Petersen, Arnd ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California ^*

Author keywords

Group I allergen; Papain; Phl p 1.; Phleum pratense; Proteinase

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; PAPAIN; PATULIN; POLLEN ANTIGEN; PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; CELL WALL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRASS; HAY FEVER; NONHUMAN; PLANT CELL; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLERGENS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; DNA PRIMERS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PAPAIN; PICHIA; PLANT PROTEINS; POACEAE; POLLEN; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0033167935     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00462.x     Document Type: Article

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