International Union of Immunological Societies Allergen Nomenclature Sub-Committee

The official site for allergen nomenclature as described in an article by Hoffman, D., Lowenstein, H., Marsh, D.G., Platts-Mills, T.A.E. and Thomas, W. in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 72(5):796-806 (1994). Names such as Ara h 1 and Ara h 2 for the major peanut allergens or Api g 1.002 for a major celery allergen are allocated by the Allergen Nomenclature Sub-Committee and listed at this site.