Patients who suffer from birch pollinosis often develop
adverse
reactions to the consumption of fresh apples due to the structural
similarity of the allergens Bet v 1 and Mal d 1 from birch and apples,
respectively. A different allergenic potential for Mal d 1 isoallergens
is postulated, but approaches to quantify the Mal d 1 isoallergen-specific
are missing. Therefore, a bottom-up proteomics approach was developed
to quantify Mal d 1 by stable isotope dilution and microHPLC-QTOF
analyses. Marker peptides for individual isoallergens (Mal d 1.01–Mal
d 1.03 and Mal d 1.06), combinations thereof (Mal d 1.01 + 1.02, Mal
d 1.02 + 1.06, and Mal d 1.04 + 1.05), and two global marker peptides,
comprising Mal d 1.01 + 1.02 + 1.04 + 1.05 and Mal d 1.03 + 1.06 +
1.07 + 1.08 + 1.09, were identified. By the use of an extraction standard
(r-Mal d 1_mut), an optimized protocol for extraction and tryptic
digestion of apple proteins was developed, and the variety-specific
extraction efficiency was monitored for the flesh and peel of apples.
The Mal d 1 contents in flesh and peel of five commercial apple breeds
and four apple varieties from orchard meadows were quantified isoallergen-specific.
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