Key determinants for the development of an allergic response to an otherwise 'harmless'
food protein involve different factors like the predisposition of the individual, the timing, the …

With the growing problem of the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, the search for
alternative ways to combat bacterial infections is extremely urgent. While analyzing the effect …

Objective Pollen food allergy syndrome (PFAS) is a complex syndrome posing a diagnostic
and therapeutic challenge. Our objective was to summarize the available literature …

Plant food allergens can be classified into families and superfamilies on the basis of their
structural and functional properties. The most widespread groups of plant proteins that …

Pathogenesis related (PR) proteins are one of the major sources of plant derived allergens.
These proteins are induced by the plants as a defense response system in stress conditions …

Tree nuts are highly nutritious and provide macronutrients (fat, protein, and carbohydrate)[1,
8], micronutrients (minerals and vitamins)[1], fat-soluble bioactives (monounsaturated fatty …

Histone modification in chromatin is one of the key control points in gene regulation in
eukaryotic cells. Protein complexes composed of histone acetyltransferase or deacetylase …

Shellfish are a common cause of adverse food reactions in hypersensitive individuals and
shrimp is one of the most frequently reported causes of allergic reactions. A novel allergen …

A large number of allergenic proteins have now their complete cDNA sequences determined
and in some cases also the 3D structures. It turned out that most allergens could be grouped …

ABSTRACT Introduction Allergies affect 20-30% of the population and respiratory allergies
are mostly due to pollen grains from anemophilous plants. One to 5% of people suffer from …