Assessment of Food Proteins for Allergenic Potential

• Published in: Food Safety of Proteins in Agricultural Biotechnology pp. 225 - 238
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: United States CRC Press 2008; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: Botany & plant sciences; Food & beverage technology; Biotechnology Food; Allergic Patient Sera; CP4 EPSPS; Food Allergies; Query Sequence; Oral Allergy Syndrome; Pancreatin Digestion; Basophil Activation; Allergy Assessment; Circulate IGF-1 Level; Transgenic Protein; Bioinformatics Searches; Food Protein Allergens; Protein Allergens; IgE Bind; CP4 EPSPS Protein; Food Proteins; RAST; IGF-1 Concentration; Clinical Allergy; EPSPS; GLP Toxicology Study; IGF-1 Level; Radio Allergosorbent Test; Food Allergens

Food allergies represent an important medical condition that ranges in severity from mild skin and intestinal irritation to anaphylactic shock that can result in death. Food allergies may be present in up to 2% of adults and 8% of children, with surveyed results of perceived allergic reactions being...