A 50 kDa maize γ-zein has marked cross-reactivity with the almond major protein

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 7965-7970

  Lee, Sung Ho ^a   Benmoussa, Mustapha ^a   Sathe, Shridhar K ^b   Roux, Kenneth H ^b   Teuber, Suzanne S ^c   Hamaker, Bruce R ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

zein; Allergen; Almond major protein; Cross reactivity; Immunoreaction; Maize

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; ZEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOD ALLERGY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOLOGY; MAIZE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRUNUS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ALLERGENS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLANT PROTEINS; PRUNUS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; ZEA MAYS; ZEIN;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PRUNUS DULCIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 27144553150     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0479618     Document Type: Article

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