Identification, Purification, and Characterization of Kunitz-Type Protease Inhibitors from White-Fleshed Dragon Fruit (Selenicereus undatus) and Red-Fleshed Dragon Fruit (Selenicereus costaricensis)

文献类型： 外文期刊

第一作者： Hao, Mengzhen

作者： Hao, Mengzhen;Wang, Qiqi;Che, Huilian;Guo, Xiaohui;Zhang, Yuzhu;Wang, Junjuan

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关键词： pitaya fruit; Kunitz-type protease inhibitors; food allergen; recombinant allergen

期刊名称：JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY （ 影响因子：6.2； 五年影响因子：6.4 ）

ISSN： 0021-8561

年卷期： 2024 年 72 卷 41 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： There have been clinical reports of allergies to dragon fruits. However, little is known about the allergens that trigger these reactions. This study aimed to investigate novel allergens in dragon fruits. The peptide mass fingerprints of two purified natural allergens were identified by LC-MS/MS with chymotrypsin proteolysis. The complete amino acid sequences of the allergens were deduced from cDNA amplicon sequences. The coding sequences of two allergens were inserted in the expression vector pColdI, and recombinant allergens were produced in Escherichia coli. Circular dichroism was performed to analyze the secondary structures of natural and recombinant allergens. Our results identified two novel allergens as Kunitz-type protease inhibitors. Recombinant allergens exhibited well-folded structures, predominantly composed of beta-sheets, similar to their natural counterparts. IgE reactivity analysis with sera from ten patients primarily sensitized to dragon fruit indicated that Kunitz-type protease inhibitors are major allergens in dragon fruits. These results improve our understanding of allergen sources and provide important insights into the allergenicity of proteins from different species.

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