INTRODUCTION Lipid transfer proteins (LTP), profilin and PR-10 are the most important panallergens in central and southern Italy. Lipid transfer proteins are stable molecules, predominantly present in the fruit peel, which can induce systemic symptoms after ingestion of vegetables. Profilin and PR-10 are randomly distributed in the pulp and peel. Both are labile proteins and usually determine r...

Plant cells are enclosed by a rigid cell wall that counteracts the internal osmotic pressure of the vacuole and limits the rate and direction of cell enlargement. When developmental or physiological cues induce cell extension, plant cells increase wall plasticity by a process called loosening. It was demonstrated previously that a class of proteins known as expansins are mediators of wall loose...

Plant nonspecific lipid transfer proteins (nsLTPs) bind a wide variety of lipids, which allows them to perform disparate functions. Recent reports on their multifunctionality in plant growth processes have posed new questions on the versatile binding abilities of these proteins. The lack of binding specificity has been customarily explained in qualitative terms on the basis of a supposed struct...

1. Gamboa P, Sanchez-Monge R, Sanz ML, et al. Sensitization to C. sativa caused by a novel allergenic lipid transfer protein, Can s 3. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2007;120:1459--60. 2. De Larramendi CH, López-Matas MA, Ferrer A, et al. Prevalence of sensitization to cannabis sativa. Lipid-Transfer and Thaumatin-Like proteins are relevant allergens. Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 2013;162:115--22. 3. Nay...

1. Gamboa P, Sanchez-Monge R, Sanz ML, et al. Sensitization to C. sativa caused by a novel allergenic lipid transfer protein, Can s 3. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2007;120:1459--60. 2. De Larramendi CH, López-Matas MA, Ferrer A, et al. Prevalence of sensitization to cannabis sativa. Lipid-Transfer and Thaumatin-Like proteins are relevant allergens. Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 2013;162:115--22. 3. Nay...

Plant proteins are plausible fishmeal substitutes but are deficient in some essential amino acids (EAA) like lysine and methionine. Combination of different plant proteins with complimentary EAA could be useful alternative. Bambaranut (Voandzeia subterranea) contains high amount of lysine while methionine is in sesame seed (Sesamum indicum). This experiment tested effects of combining sesame se...