FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2010, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (15): 190-193.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201015041

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Identification of IgE-binding Epitopes on β-lactoglobulin

CONG Yan-jun1,REN Fa-zheng2,*,YUN Zhan-you3   

  1. 1. School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China;
    2. College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China;
    3. Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co. Ltd., Hohhot 010080, China
  • Received:2009-11-24 Online:2010-08-15 Published:2010-12-29
  • Contact: REN Fa-zheng2,*, E-mail:renfazheng@263.net

Abstract:

A series of overlapping decapeptides (offset by five amino acids) were synthesized on the basis of the amino acid sequence of β-lactoglobulin. IgE-binding epitopes were identified using individual sera from cow milk allergic patients. In addition, we also identified critical amino acids (AAs) for IgE binding. The results showed that four IgE-binding epitopes were identified, which located in the sequences of AA 17 - 31, AA 72 - 86, AA 92 - 106 and AA 152 - 166, respectively. Threonine, methionine and aspartic acid were the critical amino acids for allergenicity of β-lactoglobulin.

Key words: cow milk, β-lactoglobulin, IgE, epitope

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