Research Article

Tropomyosin and Actin Identified as Major Allergens of the Carpet Clam (Paphia textile) and the Effect of Cooking on Their Allergenicity

Table 1

Identities of major protein spots of carpet clam (Paphia textile) identified by mass spectrometry analysis.

Spot numberMW (kDa) and pI of matched proteins: observed/predictedProtein identificationOrganismAccession numberResidue numbers of matched regionsCoverage of protein sequence

137/32.5 kDa, 4.7/4.6TropomyosinBalanus rostratusA2V71634–46, 153–178, 205–23825%
242/41.7 kDa, 5.5/5.3ActinHaliotis discus discusB6RB1921–30, 240–2556%