Identification of thaumatin-like protein and aspartyl protease as new major allergens in lettuce (Lactuca sativa)

Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2245-2252

  Muñoz García, Esther ^a   Luengo Sánchez, Olga ^b   Haroun Díaz, Elisa ^a   Maroto, Aroa Sanz ^a   Palacín, Arancha ^c   Díaz Perales, Araceli ^c   de las Heras Gozalo, Manuel ^a   Labrador Horrillo, Moisés ^b   Vivanco, Fernando ^a,d   Cuesta Herranz, Javier ^a   Pastor Vargas, Carlos ^a  

^a UAM)   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^c ETSI MontesTechnical University of Madrid   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allergens; Aspartyl protease; Food allergy; Lettuce allergy; Thaumatin like protein

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; THAUMATIN PROTEIN, PLANT; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LETTUCE; LETTUCE ALLERGY; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRUNUS; THAUMATIN-LIKE PROTEIN; YOUNG ADULT;

ALLERGENS; ASPARTYL PROTEASE; FOOD ALLERGY; LETTUCE ALLERGY; THAUMATIN-LIKE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASPARTIC ACID PROTEASES; CROSS REACTIONS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LETTUCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLANT PROTEINS; PRUNUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84889025438     PISSN: 16134125     EISSN: 16134133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201300139     Document Type: Article

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