Sensitization to blackgram in patients with bronchial asthma and rhinitis: clinical evaluation and characterization of allergens

Abstract

Blackgram induces IgE-mediated reactions in 1.7% of asthma and rhinitis patients and contains eight major IgE-binding components, of which six retained IgE reactivity after roasting. Blackgram shares allergenicity with lentil and limabean.