ALLERGEN NOMENCLATURE
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Allergen name: Api g 2
Allergen source: Major taxonomic group: Plantae Eudikotyledons
Order: Apiales
Species: Apium graveolens (Celery)
NCBI Taxomony ID: 4045
Biochemical name:Non-specific lipid transfer protein type 1 (nsLTP1)
Molecular mass:9 kDa
Allergenicity:IgE testing showed a sensitization prevalence of 25.6% to Api g 2 among 786 tested Mediterranean subjects. 10/32 patients suffering from LTP-related allergy reported symptoms upon consumption of celery stalks which mainly presented as OAS.
Allergenicity reference:PubMed:21897872
Route of allergen exposure:Food
Created:2009-08-21 12:00:00
Last Updated:2025-04-10 18:27:18
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Isoallergen and variants GenBank Nucleotide GenBank Protein UniProt PDB
Api g 2.0101FJ643539ACV04796E6Y8S8