Abstract Purpose of the Review In the last decade, an increasing trend towards a
supposedly healthier vegan diet could be observed. However, recently, more cases of …

Grass pea, a protein-rich, high-yielding, and drought-tolerant legume, is used as food and
livestock feed in several tropical and subtropical regions of the world. The abundant seed …

Background Legumes are a rich source of proteins but are also potential elicitors of IgE-
mediated food allergy. This study aimed to isolate and characterize a major allergen of …

Legume lectins comprise a structurally related, Ca/Mn-dependent, widespread, abundant
and well characterized lectin family when compared to the large number of lectins from other …

A regulatory protein from grass pea (Lathyrus sativus), LS-24, a close homolog of albumin 2
from garden pea (Pisum sativum) that is associated with polyamine biosynthesis, was …

Food allergies appear to be one of the foremost causes of hypersensitivity reactions. Nut
allergies account for most food allergies and are often permanent. The 360 kDa hexameric …

The haemopexin fold is present in almost all life forms and is utilized for carrying out diverse
physiological functions. The structure of CP4, a haemopexin-fold protein from cow pea …

Despite its high nutritional quality, macadamia carries specific proteins that elicit food-
induced allergy symptoms in certain individuals. In contrast to other tree nuts, little is known …

Solanum melongena (eggplant), a member of the Solanaceae family, is a widely cultivated
vegetable crop and is commonly used as a food throughout the world. Allergic reactions …

Lens culinaris (lentil) is a widely consumed high-protein-content leguminous crop. A 2S
albumin protein (26.5 kDa) has been identified using NH2-terminal sequencing from a 90 …