Abstract
It has been recently demonstrated that the major allergen of apricot is a protein of molecular mass (M r) 9000 belonging to the family of Lipid Transfer Protein. The aim of this study was the determination of the primary structure of apricot LTP by micro-sequencing and mass spectrometric analyses. Apricot LTP is a 91 amino acids protein like peach and almond LTPs with a sequence identity of 91% and 94%, respectively. Like for the peach LTP, out of the 25 amino acids forming the inner surface of the tunnel-like hydrophobic cavity in maize ns-LTP, 16 are identical and 7 similar in the apricot LTP, supporting the hypothesis of a similar function.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 123-129 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Chromatography B: Biomedical Sciences and Applications |
| Volume | 756 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - May 25 2001 |
Fingerprint
Keywords
- Apricot
- Food allergy
- Lipids transfer proteins
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry(all)
Cite this
Determination of the primary structure of two lipid transfer proteins from apricot (Prunus armeniaca). / Conti, A.; Fortunato, D.; Ortolani, C.; Giuffrida, M. G.; Pravettoni, V.; Napolitano, L.; Farioli, L.; Perono Garoffo, L.; Trambaioli, C.; Pastorello, E. A.
In: Journal of Chromatography B: Biomedical Sciences and Applications, Vol. 756, No. 1-2, 25.05.2001, p. 123-129.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
}
TY - JOUR
T1 - Determination of the primary structure of two lipid transfer proteins from apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
AU - Conti, A.
AU - Fortunato, D.
AU - Ortolani, C.
AU - Giuffrida, M. G.
AU - Pravettoni, V.
AU - Napolitano, L.
AU - Farioli, L.
AU - Perono Garoffo, L.
AU - Trambaioli, C.
AU - Pastorello, E. A.
PY - 2001/5/25
Y1 - 2001/5/25
N2 - It has been recently demonstrated that the major allergen of apricot is a protein of molecular mass (M r) 9000 belonging to the family of Lipid Transfer Protein. The aim of this study was the determination of the primary structure of apricot LTP by micro-sequencing and mass spectrometric analyses. Apricot LTP is a 91 amino acids protein like peach and almond LTPs with a sequence identity of 91% and 94%, respectively. Like for the peach LTP, out of the 25 amino acids forming the inner surface of the tunnel-like hydrophobic cavity in maize ns-LTP, 16 are identical and 7 similar in the apricot LTP, supporting the hypothesis of a similar function.
AB - It has been recently demonstrated that the major allergen of apricot is a protein of molecular mass (M r) 9000 belonging to the family of Lipid Transfer Protein. The aim of this study was the determination of the primary structure of apricot LTP by micro-sequencing and mass spectrometric analyses. Apricot LTP is a 91 amino acids protein like peach and almond LTPs with a sequence identity of 91% and 94%, respectively. Like for the peach LTP, out of the 25 amino acids forming the inner surface of the tunnel-like hydrophobic cavity in maize ns-LTP, 16 are identical and 7 similar in the apricot LTP, supporting the hypothesis of a similar function.
KW - Apricot
KW - Food allergy
KW - Lipids transfer proteins
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0035946999&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0035946999&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/S0378-4347(01)00097-4
DO - 10.1016/S0378-4347(01)00097-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 11419703
AN - SCOPUS:0035946999
VL - 756
SP - 123
EP - 129
JO - Journal of Chromatography B: Biomedical Sciences and Applications
JF - Journal of Chromatography B: Biomedical Sciences and Applications
SN - 1387-2273
IS - 1-2
ER -