title: Isolation and partial characterization of Bermuda grass pollen allergen, BG-60a.
abstract: In an earlier study we showed that Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon) pollen contains at least 12 IgE-binding proteins that can be analysed by immunoblot technique. One of the active components (BG-60) proved to be a basic protein of glycoprotein nature. It contained about 28% carbohydrate as determined from the dry weight and consisted of four molecules. One of the components was purified from the pollen extract by a combination of ammonium sulphate precipitation, ion-exchange chromatography on carboxymethyl-TSK, gel filtration on Ultrogel AcA 44 and chromatofocusing. Its molecular weight was approximately 60 kD by SDS-PAGE and 34 kD by gel filtration chromatography. The isoelectric point of the antigen was about 9.7. The homogeneity of the antigen BG-60a was assessed by one single arc of immunoprecipitation both in immunodiffusion and crossed immunoelectrophoresis and by one single band after SDS-PAGE. Its allergenicity was demonstrated by direct intradermal skin test on allergic patients and by examining IgE-binding reactivity with allergic patients' serum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Research, Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Republic of China.
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: G X
authors.initials: GX
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000485:Allergens / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis; D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006109:Poaceae / Q000276:immunology*; D011058:Pollen / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D000596:Amino Acids; D007073:Immunoglobulin E