N-terminal sequences determined for the purified proteins of the venom of V.velutina.

The sequential result of the amino acids resulting from the Edman degradation are shown (in the case of Vesp v 1 and Vesp v 5 only 5 sequencing cycles were performed). In the column at right, the corresponding accession numbers assigned to each protein in the UniProt Knowledgebase are shown. The purified proteins are named considering their potential allergenic nomenclature, even if the only major allergen confirmed to date is Vesp v 5, as approved by the WHO/IUIS Committee ([11,12]), and included in their allergen database at “www.allergen.org”.