Peanut protein allergens: Gastric digestion is carried out exclusively by pepsin

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 614-618

  Kopper, Randall A ^a   Odum, N Joey ^a   Sen, Moon ^a   Helm, Ricki M ^a,b   Steve Stanley, J ^a   Wesley Burks, A ^a  

^a HENDRIX COLLEGE   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

food allergy; gastric digestion; Molecular weight; MW; peanuts; PGF; Porcine gastric fluid; SGF; SIF; Simulated gastric fluid; Simulated intestinal fluid

Indexed keywords

ENZYME INHIBITOR; FOOD ALLERGEN; PEPSIN A; PEPSTATIN; PROTEINASE; UREA;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENATURATION; DIGESTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD ALLERGY; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PEANUT; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; STOMACH FUNCTION; STOMACH JUICE; SWINE; TEMPERATURE;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; DIGESTION; ENDOPEPTIDASES; GASTRIC JUICE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NUT HYPERSENSITIVITY; PEPSIN A; PLANT PROTEINS; SWINE;

EID: 4444278100     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2004.05.012     Document Type: Article

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