Molecular characterization of major allergens associated with baker's asthma in wheat flour

Food Science and Technology Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 341-346

  Wang, Ji Rui ^a   Wei, Yu Ming ^a   Fedak, George ^b   Liu, Zhi Gang ^c   Jiang, Qian Tao ^a   Pu, Zhi En ^a   Zheng, You Liang ^a  

^a SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c Shenzhen University School of Medicine   (China)

Author keywords

Allergen; Baker's asthma; Flour; Protein structure

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; COVALENT BONDS; DISEASES; PROTEINS;

BAKER'S ASTHMA; FLOUR; FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION; N-GLYCOSYLATION SITES; PROTEIN STRUCTURES; PROTEIN-PROTEIN INTERACTIONS; WHEAT FLOUR ALLERGENS;

ALLERGENS;

HORDEUM; SECALE CEREALE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 77956249530     PISSN: 13446606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3136/fstr.16.341     Document Type: Article

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