Peanut allergy: Clinical relevance and allergen characterisation

• Type: Chapter or Part of a Book
• Date: 2017

Authors

Joana Costa (Author) FFUP; Villa, C (Author) Other; Fernandes, TJR (Author) Other; Beatriz B P P Oliveira (Author) FFUP; Mafra, I (Author) Other

Book

Title: Food Allergy: Methods of Detection and Clinical Studies

Pages: 35-57

ISBN: 9781498743587; 9781498743570

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Authenticus ID: P-00P-Q05

DOI: 10.1201/9781315151786

Abstract (EN): Peanuts (Arachis hypogaea) are the edible seeds of a legume that belongs to the Fabaceae family (frequently termed as Leguminosae or pea family). Peanuts or groundnuts are their most common designation, although they are also known by less usual names (earth nuts, goober peas, monkey nuts, pygmy nuts and pig nuts). Arachis hypogaea is an allotetraploid species that contains two complete genomes of its wild ancestors: Arachis duranensis and Arachis ipaensis. Peanuts were originated and first domesticated in South America, but today they are widely cultivated throughout tropical and subtropical areas (PeanutBase, 2016). In 2014, China, India and USA were their main producers, accounting for more than 58% of the global peanut production (FAOSTAT, 2016). © 2017 by Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific