Isolation and biochemical characterization of a thaumatin-like kiwi allergen

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 805-810

  Gavrović Jankulović, Marija ^a   Ćirković, Tanja ^a   Vučković, Olga ^b   Atanasković Marković, Marina ^c   Petersen, Arnd ^d   Gojgić, Gordana ^a   Burazer, Lidija ^b   Jankov, Ratko M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b Inst for Immunol and Virol Torlak   (Yugoslavia)

^c UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Serbia)

^d RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergen purification; Antifungal activity; Food allergen; Kiwi fruit; Pathogenesis related protein; Thaumatin like protein

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; KIWIFRUIT ALLERGEN; THAUMATIN; THAUMATIN LIKE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIGESTION; FOOD ALLERGY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOELECTRIC POINT; KIWIFRUIT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SACCHAROMYCES CARLSBERGENSIS; STOMACH JUICE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0036858690     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2002.128947     Document Type: Article

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