Allergenicity and immunochemical characterization of six varieties of Olea europaea

Abstract

The different varieties of O. europaea pollen studied demonstrated great differences in the in vivo and in vitro potency of the extracts. There were significant differences in the Ole e 1 content, while the protein content remained very similar in these extracts. This study confirms previous observations of a great variability in the antigenic and allergenic composition of O. europaea pollen extracts and establishes significant differences in Ole e 1 content.