Identification of a Brazil-Nut Allergen in Transgenic Soybeans | Zendy

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Identification of a Brazil-Nut Allergen in Transgenic Soybeans

Author(s) -

Julie A. Nordlee,

Steve L. Taylor,

Jeffrey Townsend,

Laurie A. Thomas,

Robert K. Bush

Publication year - 1996

Publication title -

new england journal of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889

H-Index - 1030

eISSN - 1533-4406

pISSN - 0028-4793

DOI - 10.1056/nejm199603143341103

Subject(s) - radioallergosorbent test , brazil nut , allergen , nut , albumin , immunoglobulin e , food allergy , transgene , medicine , food science , allergy , biochemistry , biology , immunology , antibody , structural engineering , gene , engineering

The nutritional quality of soybeans (Glycine max) is compromised by a relative deficiency of methionine in the protein fraction of the seeds. To improve the nutritional quality, methionine-rich 2S albumin from the Brazil nut (Betholletia excelsa) has been introduced into transgenic soybeans. Since the Brazil nut is a known allergenic food, we assessed the allergenicity of the 2S albumin.

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