Identification and Characterization of a New Pecan [Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch] Allergen, Car i 2.
Zhang, Y., Lee, B., Du, W.X., Lyu, S.C., Nadeau, K.C., Grauke, L.J., Zhang, Y., Wang, S., Fan, Y., Yi, J., McHugh, T.H.(2016) J Agric Food Chem 64: 4146-4151
- PubMed: 27128197 
- DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b00884
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
5E1R - PubMed Abstract: 
The 7S vicilin and 11S legumin seed storage globulins belong to the cupin protein superfamily and are major food allergens in many foods from the "big eight" food allergen groups. Here, for the first time, pecan vicilin was found to be a food allergen. Western blot experiments revealed that 30% of 27 sera used in this study and 24% of the sera from 25 patients with double-blind, placebo controlled clinical pecan allergy contained IgE antibodies specific to pecan vicilin ...