Allergen Details:
| Allergen name: | Amb a 6 |
|---|---|
| Allergen source: |
Major taxonomic group: Plantae Eudikotyledons Order: Asterales Species: Ambrosia artemisiifolia (Short ragweed) NCBI Taxomony ID: 4212 |
| Obsolete name: | Ra6 |
| Biochemical name: | Non-specific lipid transfer protein type 1 |
| MW(SDS-PAGE): | 10 kDa |
| Allergenicity: | Among 101 ragweed-sensitive patients, 21% had serum IgE antibodies against purified Amb a 6. Among 32 highly ragweed-allergic patients tested, 8 showed positive skin reactions (25%). |
| Allergenicity reference: | PubMed:6863927 |
| Route of allergen exposure: | Airway |
| Date Created: | 10-04-2003 |
| Last Updated: | 2019-06-28 19:32:01 |
| Submitter Info: | |
| Name: | Marsh DG |
| Institution: | John Hopkins University School of Medicine |
| City: | Baltimore, MD |
| Email: | |
| Submission Date: | 1993-01-01 |
Comments
| Isoallergen and variants | GenBank Nucleotide | GenBank Protein | UniProt | PDB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amb a 6.0101 | U89793 | AAB51146 | O04004 |