Allergenic characterization of a novel allergen, homologous to chymotrypsin, from German cockroach

Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 283-289

  Jeong, Kyoung Yong ^a   Son, Mina ^a   Lee, Jae Hyun ^a   Hong, Chein Soo ^a   Park, Jung Won ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Allergens; Chymotrypsin; German cockroach

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ARGININE KINASE; CHYMOTRYPSIN; CHYMOTRYPSIN LIKE SERINE PROTEASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; SERINE PROTEINASE; TRYPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ADULT; ALLERGENICITY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BLATTELLA GERMANICA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUGATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOELECTRIC POINT; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PROTEOMICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSITIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928998287     PISSN: 20927355     EISSN: 20927363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4168/aair.2015.7.3.283     Document Type: Article

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