Table 1: Major egg white allergens
Protein | Allergen name | Content in dried egg white (%) | Prevalence in patients (%) | Size (kDa) | pI | Amino Acids |
Ovomucoid | Gal d 1 | 11 | 34-97 | 28.0 | 4.1 | 186 |
Ovalbumin | Gal d 2 | 54 | 9-100 | 45.0 | 4.5 | 385 |
Ovotransferin | Gal d 3 | 13 | 22-94 | 77.7 | 6.0 | 686 |
Lysozyme | Gal d 4 | 3.5 | 6-69 | 14.3 | 10.7 | 129 |
pI: isoelectric point |