The aims of this study were to predict, identify and characterize pine nut allergens. Korean
pine (Pinus koraiensis) vicilin was predicted to be a pine nut allergen. Recombinant Korean …

Scope The aims of this study were to evaluate I g E‐mediated hypersensitivity to pine nut
with details of clinical reactions and to characterize major pine nut allergens. Methods and …

Among tree nut allergens, pecan allergens remain to be identified and characterized. The
objective was to demonstrate the IgE-binding ability of pecan 11S legumin and characterize …

Almond is one of the tree nuts listed by US FDA as a food allergen source. A food allergen
identified with patient sera has been debated to be the 2S albumin or the 7S vicilin …

The epitopes of the major allergen of pine nut, Pin p 1, were analyzed using a peptide library
and sera from patients with clinical allergy to pine nut in order to deepen into the allergenic …

Background: Few cases of allergy to pine nuts have been described. We report a case of
anaphylactic reaction to pine nuts. The patient needed to be treated in the emergency room …

Background: Walnuts and other tree nuts are important food-allergen sources that have the
potential to be associated with life-threatening, IgE-mediated systemic reactions in some …

The 7S vicilin and 11S legumin seed storage globulins belong to the cupin protein
superfamily and are major food allergens in many foods from the “big eight” food allergen …

BACKGROUND: food allergy is highly prevalent in our environment, especially among
atopic patients. Pinus pinea is common in our region and its fruit, the pinenut, is …

Pine nuts are the edible seeds derived from several varieties of pine trees. They are able to
induce severe allergic reactions, usually anaphylaxis, in sensitized patients. Commonly …