Exercise:AllergenicityPrediction ans
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Get the Data and Filter It
- Q1A: What would be your first approach to determine whether brown algae contain potential allergens? Find one database containing experimentally characterized allergens. Consider what biological information you would search for and what properties of the proteins might provide evidence of allergenic potential.
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- Q1B: Now imagine that no computational predictor specifically designed for allergenicity has yet been developed. How could you attempt to predict allergenicity in silico? Which existing protein predictions or sequence properties could potentially be used as proxies for allergenicity? There is not necessarily a single correct solution here. Think about what biological properties characterize allergens and what computational tools could provide information about those properties.
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