Table 1.

Expression of shellfish, walnut, and pecan allergens from DNA plasmids as determined by mass spectrometry.

Identified protein	MW in kDa	Relative abundance	% of highest expressing protein
Expression of Shellfish Allergens (2,238 total proteins detected)
Heat shock 70 kDa protein	70	1349	100
Sarcoplasmic Calcium-Binding Protein	24	931	69
Troponin	22	610	45
Tropomyosin	35	498	37
Arginine Kinase	43	473	33
Myosin Light Chain	21	456	32
Expression of Walnut Allergens (2,024 total proteins detected)
Heat shock 70 kDa protein	70	927	100
Jug r 4	58	729	79
Jug r 1	16	56	6
Jug r 2	70	10	1
Expression of Pecan Allergens (4,685 total proteins detected)
Heat shock 70 kDa protein	70	1099	100
Car i 4	58	399	36
Car i 1	17	56	5
Car i 2	70	10	0.9