Reduction of antigenicity of Cry j I, major allergen of Japanese cedar pollen, by the attachment of polysaccharides

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2425-2430

  Usui, Masakatsu ^a   Saito, Akira ^a   Taniguchi, Naohiro ^a   Nishijima, Noriaki ^a   Azakami, Hiroyuki ^a   Kato, Akio ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antigenicity; CJI galactomannan conjugate; Cry j I; IgE epitope; IgG epitope

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA;

ALLERGEN; ANTIBODY; CRY J I PROTEIN, CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; POLYSACCHARIDE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CEDRUS; DRUG EFFECT; GOAT; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; JAPAN; METABOLISM; POLLEN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; CEDRUS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GOATS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; JAPAN; PLANT PROTEINS; POLLEN; POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 1642547423     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.67.2425     Document Type: Article

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