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. 2021 Jul 8;5:195–243. doi: 10.5414/ALX02257E

Table 10. Selected food allergens of animal origina,c.

Protein families
Parval- bumins Tropo- myosins Lysozyms/ α-Lactal- bumins Other proteins (various families)
Hen’s egg Gal d 4 (Lysozym C) Gal d 1 (ovomucoid, trypsin inhibitor)
Gal d 2 (ovalbumin, Serpin)
Gal d 3 (ovotransferrin, Conalbumin)
Fish Gad c 1
Cyp c 1
Ani s 3b
Crustaceans/mollusks
Hom a 6
Cha f 1
Hom a 1
Met e 1
Pen a 1
Cow’s milk Bos d 4 (α-lactal- bumin) Bos d 5 (β-lactoglobulin, lipocalin)
Bos d 6 (bovine thyroglobulin)
Bos d 8 (Casein)
Mammalian meat Galactose-α-1,3-Galactose (α-GAL) (diasaccharide on proteins (bovine thyro- globulinand glycolipids)

aAllergen sources (left column) with individual allergens (table columns) and their protein families (header row). bDue to infestation with the herring worm (Anisakis), severe allergic reactions have been described after consumption of infested fish. c Bold: already available for in vitro diagnostics, normal/non-bold: not yet available.