• Research grade purity: 90+ %
• Exists in a homo-hexameric form
• Extremely thermostable requires temperatures over 95°C for denaturation
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Description:

Glycinin, leading allergen, is a soluble glycoprotein that exists in a homo-hexameric form. The acidic subunits of Glycinin contribute to its allergenic characteristics. Glycinin is isolated directly from soybean and is extremely thermostable. Because there is so little known about soybean allergenicity this protein can be very useful in related research.

Soy is considered to be among the 8 major food allergens, which account for 90% of all the food allergies in the world. Soy allergies are uncommon among most adults. However, about 1% of adults who have tried soy products are allergic. The majority of soy allergy sufferers are infants and small children. Although many eventually outgrow their allergy, researching soy allergenicity is very important to these sufferers.

Potential Research Uses:

• Develop, validate, and manufacture soy allergen test kits
• Immunoreactivity research
• Development of methods to reduce soy allergenicity