Profilin is a relevant melon allergen susceptible to pepsin digestion in patients with oral allergy syndrome

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 634-639

  Rodriguez Perez, Rosa ^a   Crespo, Jesus F ^b   Rodríguez, Julia ^b   Salcedo, Gabriel ^a  

^a Electrotechnical Section   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Melon allergens; Oral allergy syndrome; Profilin

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CARBOHYDRATE; GLYCAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; PEPSIN A; PROFILIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; CUCUMBER; DIGESTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MELON; ORAL ALLERGY SYNDROME; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROVOCATION TEST; SALIVA; STOMACH JUICE; SUNFLOWER; WATERMELON;

EID: 0037338907     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2003.74     Document Type: Article

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