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. 2021 Jul 8;2:676903. doi: 10.3389/falgy.2021.676903

Table 2.

Summary of shellfish and fish allergens.

Allergen source Allergen Molecular weight (kDa) Body part
Shellfish Tropomyosin 34–38 Muscle
Arginine kinase 40–45
Sarcoplasmic calcium-binding protein 20–25
Myosin light chain 17–20
Troponin C 21–21
Triosephosphate isomerase 28
Fatty acid-binding protein 15–20
Paramyosins 100
Myosin heavy chain 225
Pyruvate kinase 2 58
Filamin C 90
Hemocyanin 60–80 Cephalothorax
Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GDPH) 37 Shell
Vitellogenin 282 Ovary
Ovarian peritrophin 1 precursor 30
β-actin 41–46
14-3-3 protein 27
Fish Parvalbumin 10–12 Muscle
Enoloase 50
Aldolase 40
Collagen 130–140
Tropomyosin 32
Lipovitellin 150–160 Roe
β'-component 16–35