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- Title
Gastrointestinal Digestion and Absorption of Pen j 1, a Major Allergen from Kuruma Prawn, Penaeus japonicus.
- Authors
KUNIMOTO, Ayumi; YOKORO, Miyuki; MUROTA, Kaeko; YAMANISHI, Rintaro; SUZUKI-YAMAMOTO, Toshiko; SUZUKI, Makiko; YUTANI, Chikao; DOI, Shinobu; HIEMORI, Miki; YAMASHITA, Hiromi; TAKAHASHI, Yoshitaka; TSUJI, Hideaki; KIMOTO, Masumi
- Abstract
The article discusses research which examines the absorption and gastrointestinal digestion of Pen j 1, an allergen from Kuruma prawn Penaeus japonicus. The study identified tropomysin as a major allergen in shrimp. It showed that Pen j 1 enhanced the permeability of lucifer yellow, a marker of paracellular transportation, at high concentrations of the allergen.
- Subjects
PENAEUS japonicus; ALLERGENS; CONCENTRATION functions; PENAEIDAE; CELL metabolism; SHRIMPS
- Publication
Bioscience, Biotechnology & Biochemistry, 2011, Vol 75, Issue 7, p1249
- ISSN
0916-8451
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1271/bbb.110021