<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><italic>Vitis vinifera</italic> L. is adapted to a very variable range of climates but it mostly grows in the temperate regions of continental Europe. In the Slovak Republic, the Tokaj wine region is one of the territories, where wine production is concentrated. Grape is a popular fruit and when processed, it is used as musts, juices or wine. Some people may suffer from allergic reactions to grapes. Up to now, endochitinases, lipid-transfer protein, and thaumatin were identified as grape allergens. In this study, expression of chitinase and thaumatin allergen was analysed in the grapes of Tokaj region varieties – Hachat Lovelin, Tokay and Muskat Blanc. Expression changes were calculated by the delta delta Ct method. Expression differences of chitinase were found to be similar in these varieties. Thaumatin was found to be variable in its transcription.</p></abstract>

Vitis vinifera L. is adapted to a very variable range of climates but it mostly grows in the temperate regions of continental Europe. In the Slovak Republic, the Tokaj wine region is one of the territories, where wine production is concentrated. Grape is a popular fruit and when processed, it is used as musts, juices or wine. Some people may suffer from allergic reactions to grapes. Up to now, endochitinases, lipid-transfer protein, and thaumatin were identified as grape allergens. In this study, expression of chitinase and thaumatin allergen was analysed in the grapes of Tokaj region varieties – Hachat Lovelin, Tokay and Muskat Blanc. Expression changes were calculated by the delta delta Ct method. Expression differences of chitinase were found to be similar in these varieties. Thaumatin was found to be variable in its transcription.

Expression Activity of Allergen Coding Genes in Grape Varieties Used for Tokaj Wine Production

Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra

Acta Horticulturae et Regiotecturae

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Vitis vinifera L. is adapted to a very variable range of climates but it mostly grows in the temperate regions of continental Europe. In the Slovak Republic,...

Expression Activity of Allergen Coding Genes in Grape Varieties Used for Tokaj Wine Production

Published Online: May 26, 2020

Page range: 31 - 32

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ahr-2020-0008

Keywords
Tokaj region grape varieties, chitinase, thaumatin, expression

© 2020 Jana Žiarovská et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Expression Activity of Allergen Coding Genes in Grape Varieties Used for Tokaj Wine Production

Published Online: May 26, 2020

Page range: 31 - 32

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ahr-2020-0008

KeywordsTokaj region grape varieties, chitinase, thaumatin, expression

© 2020 Jana Žiarovská et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Tokaj region grape varieties, chitinase, thaumatin, expression