Allergen Details:
| Allergen name: | Aca f 2 |
|---|---|
| Allergen source: |
Major taxonomic group: Plantae Eudikotyledons Order: Fabales Species: Acacia farnesiana (Vachellia farnesiana) (Needle bush) NCBI Taxomony ID: 72368 |
| Obsolete name: | Mimosa farnesiana, Vachellia farnesiana |
| Biochemical name: | Profilin |
| MW(SDS-PAGE): | 14.3 kDa |
| Route of allergen exposure: | Airway |
| Date Created: | 06-08-2014 |
| Last Updated: | 2020-05-14 00:19:10 |
| Submitter Info: | |
| Name: | Mohammad-Ali Assarehzadegan |
| Institution: | Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences |
| City: | Ahvaz, Iran |
| Email: | assarehma@gmail.com |
| Submission Date: | 2014-08-06 |
Comments
| Isoallergen and variants | GenBank Nucleotide | GenBank Protein | UniProt | PDB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aca f 2.0101 | KM266374.1 | AIV43662.1 | A0A0A0RCW1 |
The genus name, Acacia sp. has been used in 44 publications on pollen allergy. The NCBI Taxonomy lists Acacis sp. as Vachellia sp. The older commonly used generic name was Mimosa sp. There are no publications listing Vachellia sp. relating to allergy. There are only a few listing Mimosa sp. Due to common usage, we will use Acacia farnesiana, Aca f 2.