ALLERGEN NOMENCLATURE
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Allergen Details:

Allergen name: Alt a 8
Allergen source: Major taxonomic group: Fungi Ascomycota
Order: Pleosporales
Species: Alternaria alternata (Alternaria plant rot fungus)
NCBI Taxomony ID: 5599
Biochemical name:Mannitol dehydrogenase
MW(SDS-PAGE):29 kDa
Allergenicity:In IgE-ELISA and immunoblots, recombinant Alt a 8 was recognized by 41% of A. alternata-allergic patients. In vivo immunoreactivity of the allergen was verified by skin prick testing.
Allergenicity reference:PubMed:17177674
Route of allergen exposure:Airway
Date Created:25-09-2009
Last Updated:2019-06-28 18:27:23
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Isoallergen and variants GenBank Nucleotide GenBank Protein UniProt PDB
Alt a 8.0101AY191815AAO91800P0C0Y4