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Latex allergens that have already been registered by WHO-IUIS can be tabulated with their predicted physiological roles as follows.
Table. Registered Natural Rubber-Latex Allergens
| Name | Trivial name | Predicted physiological roles | Accession number (Protein) | References |
| Hev b 1 | rubber elongation factor | rubber biosynthesis | P15252 | 1 |
| Hev b 2 | beta-1,3-glucanases | defense-related protein | Q7XJ83, P52407 | 2 |
| Hev b 3 | small rubber-particle protein | rubber biosynthesis | O82803 | 3 |
| Hev b 4 | microhelix component | defense-related protein | Q8WPJ2 | 4 |
| Hev b 5 | acidic latex protein | - | Q39967 | 5 |
| Hev b 6.01 Hev b 6.02 Hev b 6.03 |
prohevein, hevein preprotein hevein prohevein C-terminal fragment |
defense-related protein (latex coagulation) |
O49860, P02877, P80359 | 6 |
| Hev b 7.01 = Hev b 13 (renamed) Hev b 7.02 |
patatin homologue from B-serum patatin homologue from C-serum |
defense-related protein inhibitor of rubber biosynthesis |
O04008, O81984, O65811, Q9SEM0 |
7 |
| Hev b 8 | latex profilin | structural protein | O65812, Q9STB6, Q9M7N0, Q9M7M9, Q9M7M8, Q9LEI8 |
8 |
| Hev b 9 | latex enolase | glycolytic enzyme | Q9LEJ0, Q9LEI9 | 9 |
| Hev b 10 | Mn-superoxide dismutase | destruction of radicals | P35017, Q9STB5, Q9FSJ2 | 10 |
| Hev b 11 | class I endochitinase | defense-related protein | Q949H3, Q8GUD7 | 11 |
| Hev b 12 | lipid transfer protein | defense-related protein | Q8RYA8 | 12 |
| Hev b 13 (= Hev b 7.01) | latex esterase Early Nodule Specific Protein (ENSP) |
defense-related protein | Q7Y1X1 | 13 |
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