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The Wikipedia article mentions that chitin's degradation products are still recognized. Do you think these chitinases would break the bonds enough to bypass imm
by smurphy 8y ago
The Wikipedia article mentions that chitin's degradation products are still recognized. Do you think these chitinases would break the bonds enough to bypass immune recognition?
- logfromblammo 8y agoIt was not clear to me whether the degradation products of human chitinase and non-human chitinases are the same, which is why I explicitly specified non-human chitinases. It seems likely to me that people with latex-fruit allergies would also be allergic to the breakdown products from non-human chitinases, whereas those with shellfish and dust mite allergies would also be allergic to the breakdown products from human chitinase. Either way, it is likely to be a food allergen.