Physico-chemical features of the environment affect the protein conformation and the immunoglobulin E reactivity of kiwellin (Act d 5)

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1819-1826

  Bernardi, M L ^a   Picone, D ^b   Tuppo, L ^a,c   Giangrieco, I ^c   Petrella, G ^b,c   Palazzo, P ^a   Ferrara, R ^a   Tamburrini, M ^c   Mari, A ^a   Ciardiello, Maria Antonietta ^c  

^a LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF PROTEIN BIOCHEMISTRY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Act d 5; Circular dichroism; Conformation; Kiwellin; Kiwifruit; PH; Skin prick test

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; KIWELLIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; KIWIFRUIT; MALE; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SKIN TEST;

ACTINIDIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGENS, PLANT; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; EPITOPES; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SKIN TESTS; SOLVENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78349247080     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2010.03603.x     Document Type: Article

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