Structural biology of allergens

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 228-238

  Aalberse, Rob C ^a,b  

^a CLB   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allergen structure; Allergenicity; Cross reactivity; Epitope; Food allergen; Novel foods; Protein folding; Recombinant allergen

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ASPARTIC ACID; EPITOPE; FOOD ALLERGEN; HEMOGLOBIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; LIPOCALIN; LYSOZYME; PROFILIN; SERINE PROTEINASE; SOYBEAN TRYPSIN INHIBITOR;

ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGY; ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; FOOD ALLERGY; IMMUNOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0033836431     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2000.108434     Document Type: Article

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