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Recently, "The

odd body
"site that disseminates medical curiosities about the human body, published the following article about the molecules that might cause allergies to wine.

If the wine makes your nose itching and sneezing, take heart! Scientists say they've discovered how molecules might cause allergies to wine.

Christi Foist, web editor and member communications for the American Academy of Ophthalmology, is allergic to wine, with an estimated 500 million people, about 8% of the world's population who can not make wine without suffering symptoms of a bad cold.
"If I take one or two glasses of wine, my nose is stuffy," says the web editor 32, who lives in the San Francisco area. "And if I do not drink enough water, I have a headache. I think they should be sulfites or something else. "

Sulfites have been associated for long nose itching, sneezing, headaches, rashes and / or breathing difficulties in about 1% of that group. However, until now, the release of another 7% have been recorded as "something else."

But thanks to new research from the University of Southern Denmark, scientists now believe they have identified a potential culprit: the glycoprotein.

These sugar-coated proteins that develop during the fermentation of grapes. They are also molecules that cause reactions to substances such as dust mites, ragweed and latex.
"We hypothesized that there might be some connection between protein glycosylation and allergic response, but we need more clinical data to prove it," says Dr. Giuseppe Palmisano, a molecular biologist at the University of Southern Denmark.

"When we started the experiments, we wanted to identify the glycoproteins in the wine to understand more about winemaking problems as the formation of fog and changes in aroma, but the results led us to consider another possible implication of these glycoproteins. "

In short, Palmisano and colleagues analyzed a bottle Italian Chardonnay and found 28 different glycoproteins. After further analysis, they realized that some glycoproteins of the grapes were surprisingly similar to other known as allergens.

What does this mean for people who sneezes and covers her nose every time you drink wine?
Palmisano said investigators are working to plan a "molecular photography" full of the components of wine, the better to understand how tiny particles deserve more attention.
"If it is found that these molecules are responsible for allergy to wine, so winemakers have a goal to eliminate them," he said.

In other words, the wine can be allergenic to come.

No more stuffy noses. No more rashes. No more headaches.

Except, of course, that you drink too much.

Source: The odd body
Translation: Ana Tagua