Is fungal α-amylase in bread an allergen?

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 560-565

  Sander, I ^a   Raulf Heimsoth, M ^b   Van Kampen, V ^b   Baur, X ^b  

^a INSTITUT DER RUHR UNIVERSITÄT BOCHUM IPA   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

amylase; Antigenic determinants; Baker's asthma; Bread

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ALLERGENICITY; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; BREAD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOOD QUALITY; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION;

ALPHA-AMYLASE; ANIMALS; ASPERGILLUS; BREAD; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITOPES; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; RABBITS;

EID: 0034058775     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.2000.00746.x     Document Type: Article

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