Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences

Figleaf gourd enzyme weakens peanut proteins' binding to allergy antibodies in Wroclaw lab tests

Wroclaw researchers report that a protease from figleaf gourd significantly cuts how well peanut proteins bind allergy antibodies in lab tests. Fragments of the potent allergens Ara h 2 and Ara h 6 still bound IgE, so nothing here is yet safe for allergic eaters.