Allergy to eggplant (Solanum melongena) caused by a putative secondary metabolite

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-62

  Pramod, S N ^a,b   Venkatesh, Yeldur P ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergens; Aubergine; Eggplant; Food allergy; Secondary metabolite; Solanaceae; Solanum melongena

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; FOOD ALLERGEN; PLANT EXTRACT; SEPHADEX;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; AUBERGINE; CASE REPORT; DIALYSIS; FOOD ALLERGY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLITE; PRECIPITATION; PRICK TEST; PRURITUS; SKIN TEST; SUPERNATANT; THROAT IRRITATION; ULTRAFILTRATION; URTICARIA;

ADULT; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; SKIN TESTS; SOLANUM MELONGENA;

EID: 40349098617     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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