Allergen Diversity and Abundance in Different Tissues of the Redclaw Crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus).

ABSTRACT: Shellfish allergy affects ~2.5% of the global population and is a type I immune response resulting from exposure to crustacean and/or molluscan proteins. The Australian Redclaw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) is a freshwater species endemic to and farmed in northern Australia and is becoming an aquaculture species of interest globally. Despite being consumed as food, allergenic proteins from redclaw have not been identified or characterised. In addition, as different body parts are often consumed, it is conceivable that redclaw tissues vary in allergenicity depending on tissue type and function. To better understand food-derived allergenicity, this study characterised allergenic proteins in various redclaw body tissues (the tail, claw, and cephalothorax) and how the stability of a

SUBMITTER: Jerry EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10815050 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature