Allergen Details
| Allergen name: | Cas s 8 |
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Major taxonomic group: Plantae Eudikotyledons Order: Fagales Species: Castanea sativa (Chestnut) NCBI Taxomony ID: 21020 |
| Biochemical name: | Non-specific lipid transfer protein type 1 (nsLTP1) |
| Molecular mass: | 12-13 kDa (non-red), 9 kDa (red) |
| Allergenicity: | Significant specific IgE levels to the puri?ed Cas s 8 were found in 7 (58%) of 12 allergic sera by means of ELISA and 6 (66%) of 9 patients by means of SPT. |
| Allergenicity reference: | PubMed:10998016 PubMed:16950291 |
| Route of allergen exposure: | Food |
| Created: | 2003-03-20 12:00:00 |
| Last Updated: | 2025-04-10 18:13:56 |
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| Isoallergen and variants | GenBank Nucleotide | GenBank Protein | UniProt | PDB |
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| Cas s 8.0101 |
The N-terminal sequence listed in the publication by Diaz-Perales et al., 2000, and shown in the IUIS submission, does not match any other known sequence in NCBI at more than 57% identity. It is not clear if this sequence represents a natural chestnut LTP protein.