Characterization of the major allergens purified from the venom of the paper wasp Polistes gallicus

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - General Subjects

Volumn 1623, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 72-81

  Pantera, Barbara ^a   Hoffman, Donald R ^b   Carresi, Lara ^a   Cappugi, Gianni ^a   Turillazzi, Stefano ^f   Manao, Giampaolo ^a   Severino, Maurizio ^c   Spadolini, Igino ^d   Orsomando, Giuseppe ^e   Moneti, Gloriano ^f   Pazzagli, Luigia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b University in Greenville   (United States)

^c Hospital S Giovanni di Dio   (Italy)

^d University of Ancona ^*  (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Allergen; Amino acid sequence; Antigen 5; Polistes; Purification; Venom

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ANTIGEN 5; HYALURONIDASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PHOSPHOLIPASE; PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WASP VENOM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN PURIFICATION; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; EPITOPE MAPPING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; POLISTES ANNULARIS; POLISTES GALLICUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WASP;

POLISTES; POLISTES ANNULARIS; POLISTES FUSCATUS PALLIPES; POLISTES GALLICUS; VESPA; VESPIDAE; VESPULA;

EID: 0142138650     PISSN: 03044165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2003.07.001     Document Type: Article

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