title: Peanut allergens: an overview.
abstract: Peanut is recognized as a potent food allergen producing one of the most frequent food allergies. This fact has originated the publication of an elevated number of scientific reports dealing with peanut allergens and, especially, the prevalence of peanut allergy. For this reason, the information available on peanut allergens is increasing and the debate about peanut allergy is always renewed. This article reviews the information currently available on peanut allergens and on the techniques used for their chemical characterization. Moreover, a general overview on the current biotechnological approaches used to reduce or eliminate peanut allergens is also provided.
authors: Department of Chemistry I, Faculty of Biology, Environmental Sciences, and Chemistry, University of Alcalá, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
authors: Jorge
authors: J
authors: Sáiz
authors: Cristina
authors: C
authors: Montealegre
authors: Maria Luisa
authors: ML
authors: Marina
authors: Carmen
authors: C
authors: García-Ruiz
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D010367:Arachis / Q000737:chemistry*; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D021183:Peanut Hypersensitivity / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D010940:Plant Proteins