Identification of critical Amino acids in the IgE epitopes of Ric c 1 and Ric c 3 and the application of Glutamic acid as an IgE blocker

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Deus de Oliveira, Natalia ^a   Felix, Shayany P ^a   Carrielo Gama, Camila ^a   Fernandes, Keysson V ^a   DaMatta, Renato Augusto ^a   Machado, Olga L T ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; EPITOPE RIC C 1; EPITOPE RIC C 3; FOOD ALLERGEN; GLUTAMIC ACID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALLERGEN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ALLERGY; AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CROSS REACTION; EPITOPE MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MAST CELL; NONHUMAN; RAT; RICINUS COMMUNIS; AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ANIMAL; CELL CULTURE; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EUPHORBIACEAE; GLYCINE MAX; NICOTIANA TABACUM; RATTUS; RICINUS COMMUNIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; CASTOR BEAN; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; EPITOPES; GLUTAMIC ACID; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PLANT PROTEINS; RATS;

EID: 79959585855     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021455     Document Type: Article

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