title: Isolation of a potent allergen from house dust mite by interaction with the lectin tridacnin.
abstract: Tridacnin, the lectin from the clam, Tridacna maxima, precipitates with house dust mite extracts and provides a simple procedure for obtaining a potent, purified mite allergen. Allergenic activity was investigated using the radioallergosorbent test (RAST).
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D049872:Bivalvia; D004391:Dust; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006458:Hemolymph; D006801:Humans; D005779:Immunodiffusion; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D008925:Mites / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D004391:Dust; D006023:Glycoproteins; D007073:Immunoglobulin E