Genetically Engineered Foods : Assessing Potential Allergenicity

by Fu, Tong-Jen; Gendel, Steven M.

• ISBN13: 9781573313858
• ISBN10: 1573313858
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-05-01
• Publisher: New York Academy of Sciences

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Overview of Food Allergy and Food Allergens
Current Understanding of Food Allergy	p. 1
Current Understanding of Gastrointestinal Immunoregulation and Its Relation to Food Allergy	p. 13
Current Understanding of Cross-Reactivity of Food Allergens and Pollen	p. 47
Current Understanding of Food Allergens	p. 69
Current Approach for Assessing Potential Allergenicity of Proteins
Sequence Analysis for Assessing Potential Allergenicity	p. 87
Digestion Stability as a Criterion for Protein Allergenicity Assessment	p. 99
Hypothesis: The Protein Body Effect and Other Aspects of Food Matrix Effects	p. 111
Application of the IFBC/ILSI Allergenicity Assessment Decision Tree: An Industry Perspective	p. 117
Phosphomannose Isomerase, a Novel Plant Selection System: Potential Allergenicity Assessment	p. 129
Other Alternatives for Testing Allergenicity
Food Allergy Animal Models: An Overview	p. 139
Assessment of Protein Allergenicity: Studies in Brown Norway Rats	p. 151
Protein Allergenicity in Mice: A Potential Approach for Hazard Identification	p. 163
The Dog as a Model for Food Allergy	p. 173
Prediction of Allergenicity of Gene-Modified Foods by Serum-Based Testing	p. 185
Where Do We Go from Here? A Discussion Summary	p. 197
Index of Contributors	p. 201
Subject Index	p. 203
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