BCA: Bicinchoninic acid assay
BSA: Bovine Serum Albumin
DNA: Deoxyribonucleic acid
DTT: Dithiothreitol
EAACI: European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology
FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
GM: Genetically Modified
GLP: Good Laboratory Practices
IFBC: International Food Biotechnology Council
Ig: Immunoglobulin
IgE: Immunoglobulin E
IgG: Immunoglobulin G
ILSI: International Life Science Institute
kIU/L: Kilointernational Units/Litre
kDa: Kilodalton
ME: Mercaptoethanole
OAS: Oral allergy syndrome
PR-proteins: Pathogenesis-Related proteins
Th1: T-helper lymphocytes 1, which assist the differentiation of cytotoxic cells and also activate macrophages, which after activation play a role as effectors of the immune response.
Th2: T-helper lymphocytes 2, which are mainly involved in the amplification of B lymphocyte responses.
SCOOP/NUTR/REPORT/2: Scientific Cooperation Programme/Nutrition/Report/2
SDS-PAGE: Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
SOP: Standard Operating Procedures
WHO: World Health Organization
