Article: Grass pollen-specific marker allergens molecularly characterized.

2004 JUL 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Grass pollen-specific marker allergens are molecularly characterized.

According to published research from Austria, "Grass pollen belong to the most important allergen sources involved in the elicitation of allergic asthma."

"We have isolated cDNAs coding for Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon) and timothy grass (Phleum pratense) pollen allergens, belonging to a family of pectin-degrading enzymes (i.e., polygalacturonases). The corresponding allergens, termed Cyn d 13 and Phl p 13, represent glycoproteins of similar to42 kDa and isoelectric points of 7.5. rPhl p 13 was expressed in Escherichia coli and purified to ...

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