Table 1: previously reported allergens from maize and rice pollen. (http://www.allergome.org, http://www.allergen.org, http://www.allerdata.com/ and http://www.meduniwien.ac.at/ allergens/allfam/)

Group

Nbr

Allergen name

Protein family

 

Mr

(kDa)

pI

 

Zea mays

Oryza sativa

1

Zea m 1

Ory s 1

b expansin

28-32

5.1-9.0

2

Zea m 2

Ory s 2

b expansin

10-12

5.0-9.6

3

Zea m 3

Ory s 3

b expansin

10-12

9.0-9.5

4

Zea m 4

(not described)

Reticulin oxidase

57-58

8.7

5

Zea m 5

(not described)

Ribonuclease

28-35

(unknown)

7

Zea m 7

Ory s 7

Calcium Binding Protein

6

8.6

11

Zea m 11 (Zm13)

Ory s 11

Trypsin Inhibitor, Ole e 1-like

9-10

5.0

12

Zea m 12*

Ory s 12*

Profilin

14

4.4-5.0

13

Zea m 13

Ory s 13

Polygalacturonase

55

6.8-7.6

22

Zea m 22

(not described)

Enolase 2

48

5.7

23

Zea m 23

Ory s 23

Cyn d 23-like

26

8.7

* Allergen in IUIS