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Allergen Details:

Allergen name: Cyn d 24
Allergen source: Major taxonomic group: Plantae Liliopsida (monocots)
Order: Poales
Species: Cynodon dactylon (Bermuda grass)
Biochemical name:Pathogenesis-related protein PR-1
MW(SDS-PAGE):21 kDa
Allergenicity:Purified natural Cyn d 24 bound IgE from 23 out of 35 Bermuda grass pollen allergics sera.
Allergenicity reference:PubMed:16336260
Route of allergen exposure:Airway
Date Created:03-11-2006
Last Updated:2020-05-14 22:09:56
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Posted: 09 Nov 2014

The publication by Chow, Chiu et al., 2005, demonstrates this is a glycoprotein and the structures of glycans appear to be common for Cross-reactive Carbohydrate determinants, which could be the target of IgE binding. As noted, the carbohydrate makes up a significant portion of the protein mass.

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Isoallergen and variants GenBank Nucleotide GenBank Protein UniProt PDB
Cyn d 24.0101AY720896AAU15051Q647J6