Digestion of peanut allergens Ara h 1, Ara h 2, Ara h 3, and Ara h 6: A comparative in vitro study and partial characterization of digestion-resistant peptides

Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1711-1721

  Koppelman, Stef J ^a,b,c   Hefle, Sue L ^c   Taylor, Steve L ^c   De Jong, Govardus A H ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b HAL Allergy   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergen; Digestion; Peanut; Pepsin; Trypsin

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ALLERGEN ARA H3; ARA H 1 PROTEIN, ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ARA H 2 ALLERGEN, ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ARA H 6 ALLERGEN, ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; GLYCOPROTEIN; NAPIN; PEPSIN A; PEPTIDE; PLANT ANTIGEN; SEED STORAGE PROTEIN; TRYPSIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGESTION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PEANUT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

2S ALBUMINS, PLANT; ALLERGENS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGENS, PLANT; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; DIGESTION; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GLYCOPROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPSIN A; PEPTIDES; PLANT PROTEINS; SEED STORAGE PROTEINS; TRYPSIN;

ARA; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA;

EID: 78649887557     PISSN: 16134125     EISSN: 16134133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201000011     Document Type: Article

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