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) |
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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 |
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Cow’s milk | Bos d 4 (α-lactal- bumin) |
Bos d 5 (β-lactoglobulin, lipocalin) Bos d 6 (bovine thyroglobulin) Bos d 8 (Casein) |
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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.