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. 2016 Mar 22;16:31. doi: 10.1007/s11882-016-0603-z

Table 1.

Grass pollen allergens

Flowering period Grass group 1 (Beta-expansin) Grass group 2 (expansin-like protein) Grass group 3 (expansin-like protein) Grass group 4 (Berberine-bridge enzyme) Grass group 5 (Ribonuclease) Grass group 6 Polcalcin Ole e 1-like protein Profilin Grass group 13 (Polygalacturonase)
Timothy grass 5–8 Phl p 1 a Phl p 2 a Phl p 3 b Phl p 4 a Phl p 5 a Phl p 6 a Phl p 7a Phl p 11a Phl p 12a Phl p 13
Phleum pratense
Perennial ryegrass 5–8 Lol p 1 Lol p 2 Lol p 3 Lol p 4 Lol p 5 Lol p 11
Lolium perenne
Orchard grass 5–6 Dac g 1 Dac g 2 Dac g 3 Dac g 4 Dac g 5
Dactylis glomerata
Kentucky blue grass 5–8 Poa p 1 Poa p 5
Poa pratensis
Bermuda grass all season Cyn d 1 a Cyn d 7 Cyn d 12
Cynodon dactylon
Bahia grass all season Pas n 1
Paspalum notatum
Johnson grass all season Sor h 1 Sor h 2 Sor h 13
Sorghum halepense

Major allergens highlighted in italics

aAvailable for single- and multiplex analysis

bAllergen not officially acknowledged by the WHO/IUIS allergen nomenclature sub-committee