Allergen Details
| Allergen name: | Amb a 6 |
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| Allergen source: |
Major taxonomic group: Plantae Eudikotyledons Order: Asterales Species: Ambrosia artemisiifolia (Short ragweed) NCBI Taxomony ID: 4212 |
| Obsolete allergen names: | Ra6 |
| Biochemical name: | Non-specific lipid transfer protein type 1 (nsLTP1) |
| Molecular mass: | 10 kDa |
| Allergenicity: | Among 101 ragweed-sensitive patients, 21% had serum IgE antibodies against purified Amb a 6. Among 32 highly ragweed-allergic patients tested, 8 showed positive skin reactions (25%). |
| Allergenicity reference: | PubMed:6863927 |
| Route of allergen exposure: | Airway |
| Created: | 2003-04-10 12:00:00 |
| Last Updated: | 2025-04-10 18:29:12 |
| Submitter Info: | |
| Name: | Marsh DG |
| Institution: | John Hopkins University School of Medicine |
| City: | Baltimore, MD |
| Email: | |
| Submission Date: | 1993-01-01 |
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| Isoallergen and variants | GenBank Nucleotide | GenBank Protein | UniProt | PDB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amb a 6.0101 | U89793 | AAB51146 | O04004 |