The Allergen Profile of Two Edible Insect Species-Acheta domesticus and Hermetia illucens.
Shaymaviswanathan KarnaneediElecia B JohnstonUtpal BoseAngela JuhaszJames A BroadbentThimo RuethersEmily M JerrySandip D KamathVachiranee LimviphuvadhSally StockwellKeren ByrneDean ClarkeMichelle Lisa ColgraveSebastian Mauer-StrohAndreas Ludwig LopataPublished in: Molecular nutrition & food research (2024)
Identifying potential allergenic proteins and their isoforms in cricket and BSF requires specific extraction approaches using urea-based methods. While tropomyosin is the most abundant and immunoreactive allergen, seven unique allergens are identified, highlighting the need for insect species-specific allergen detection in food products.