5.3 Properties of Apple 31-kDa-Allergen

5.3.1 Molecular Biological Properties
 
31-kDa-Allergen References
Allergen Nomenclature none  
Molecular Mass 
31 kDa (SDS-PAGE, 1)
(1) Hsieh et al. 1995
Isoelectric Point 
 
Amino Acid Sequence
N-terminus aa 1-26 (1):
AKITFTNNXPNTVWPGILTGFGQKPQ
(1) Hsieh et al. 1995
Sequence Homology
Antifungal protein PR5 fragment aa 27-43 (thaumatin-like protein from Arabidopsis thaliana): 46% identity to N-terminal sequence (1)
N-terminus of wheat trimatin, oat avematin, and barley thaumatin-like protein: 46% identity to N-terminal sequence (1)
(1) Hsieh et al. 1995

 5.3.2 Allergenic Properties
 
31-kDa-Allergen References
Frequency of Sensitization
IgE-binding to 31-kDa-Allergen in 75% of patients (1)
(1) see 5.1 Sensitization to Apple Allergens

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