Table 2.
Officially recognized shellfish allergens with approved nomenclature by the World Health Organization and International Union of Immunological Societies (www.allergen.org)
| Allergen | Species | Allergen Name | MW | Referencea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropomyosin | Charybdis feriatus | Cha f 1 | 34 | 60 |
| Crangon crangon | Cra c 1 | 38 | 55 | |
| Crassostrea gigas | Cra g 1 | 18 | 153 | |
| Haliotis laevigata x Haliotis rubra | Hal l 1 | 33.4 | ||
| Helix aspersa | Hel as 1 | 36 | 154 | |
| Homarus americanus | Hom a 1 | 34 | 138 | |
| Litopenaeus vannamei | Lit v 1 | 36 | 139 | |
| Macrobrachium rosenbergii | Mac r 1 | 37 | 140 | |
| Melicertus latisulcatus | Mel l 1 | 38 | 141 | |
| Metapenaeus ensis | Met e 1 | 34 | 142 | |
| Pandalus borealis | Pan b 1 | 37 | 87 | |
| Panulirus stimpsoni | Pan s 1 | 34 | 138 | |
| Penaeus aztecus | Pen a 1 | 36 | 143 | |
| Penaeus indicus | Pen i 1 | 34 | 43 | |
| Penaeus monodon | Pen m 1 | 38 | 144 | |
| Portunus pelagicus | Por p 1 | 39 | 49 | |
| Procambarus clarkii | Pro c 1 | 36 | ||
| Saccostrea glomerata | Sac g 1 | 38 | 155 | |
| Todarodes pacificus | Tod p 1 | 38 | 156 | |
| Arginine kinase | Crangon crangon | Cra c 2 | 45 | 55 |
| Litopenaeus vannamei | Lit v 2 | 40 | 145 | |
| Penaeus monodon | Pen m 2 | 40 | 47 | |
| Procambarus clarkii | Pro c 2 | 40 | 157 | |
| Sylla paramamosain | Scy p 2 | 40 | 158 | |
| Myosin light chain 2 | Homarus americanus | Hom a 3 | 23 | 146 |
| Litopenaeus vannamei | Lit v 3 | 20 | 50 | |
| Penaeus monodon | Pen m 3 | 20 | 144 | |
| Sarcoplasmic calcium binding protein | Crangon crangon | Cra c 4 | 25 | 55 |
| Litopenaeus vannamei | Lit v 4 | 20 | 52 | |
| Penaeus monodon | Pen m 4 | 20 | 147 | |
| Pontastacus leptodactylus | Pon l 4 | 24 | ||
| Sylla paramamosain | Scy p 4 | 20 | 159 | |
| Myosin, light chain 1 | Artemia franciscana | Art fr 5 | 17.5 | |
| Crangon crangon | Cra c 5 | 17.5 | 55 | |
| Procambarus clarkii | Pro c 5 | 18 | 51 | |
| Troponin C | Crangon crangon | Cra c 6 | 21 | 55 |
| Homarus americanus | Hom a 6 | 20 | 146 | |
| Penaeus monodon | Pen m 6 | 16.8 | 160 | |
| Troponin I | Pontastacus leptodactylus | Pon l 7 | 30 | 148 |
| Triosephosphate isomerase | Archaeopotamobius sibiriensis | Arc s 8 | 28 | |
| Crangon crangon | Cra c 8 | 28 | 55 | |
| Procambarus clarkii | Pro c 8 | 28 | 161 | |
| Sylla paramamosain | Scy p 8 | 28 | ||
| Ovary development-related protein | Eriocheir sinensis | Eri s 2 | 28.2 | 149 |
Note:
a
The corresponding allergens of the empty spaces remaining were approved by the World Health Organization and International Union of Immunological Societies with unpublished data.