Question

Julia works for company X, a high-profile tech firm that provides in-house daycare, hourly snacks delivered to the workers desks, an on-site workout facility with a pool and a company doctor. Julia is allergic to apples. She tells everyone that will listen; all her co-workers are annoyed with her, they roll their eyes every time that she explains that no, she cannot have the apple slices that are provided for them every hour as their healthy alternative snack and she insists on having a special snack of M&Ms provided for her. She asserts that when she eats apples, she gets a stomach-ache and flatulence (as all her co-workers can attest to). One day in December, company X hired Sam. Sam also has an apple allergy, when he eats apples, his mouth, lips and tongue swells. His doctor has prescribed eppi-pens for his allergy. Sam is an antagonistic person and likes to make fun of Julia for her “pretend allergy.” Julia is not amused. Julia followed Sam one day and saw him eating an apple pie with is family! Julia’s suspicions were confirmed – Sam was just looking for attention. An all-out apple-war starts out at company X. Finally, John, a mutual coworker brings the company doctor in to settle this feud; she is able to listen to both parties and give diagnoses without running any tests. Peace is eventually restored and Julia and Sam get back to work.

Draw the structure of the molecule that Julia is “allergic ” to, what classification of biomolecule does this fall under?

What is actually going on with Julia? Is she actually having an allergic reaction to the molecule above? If yes, explain. If no, what is actually happening in Julia’s body and give the name of her disorder.

What type of molecule is Sam allergic to?

Why can Sam eat apple pie, but not raw apples?

Remember to cite your sources (any consistent format, MLA, ACS, etc. is acceptable).

Answer 1

1) The molecule is fructose it is type of fruit sugar a monosaccharide

2) apples consist fructose, or fruit sugar it is tough on a sensitive stomach it need no digestion they are already broken in the simplest form in the body while our body can absorb it.In case fructose is not absorbed in bloodstream through intestine then it is sent to the bowels and eaten by bad bacteria which make methane and hydrogen gas that will called to bloating/ flatulence ,ache cramping,diarrhea, gas problem. Julia is not having an allergic reaction to any the molecule.

3) Sam allergic to a condition called OAS /oral allergy syndrome.

OAS is an allergic reaction because of pollen made of a unique set of proteins called allergens.

4) Apples have malus domestic allergen it is responsible for pollen-related food when you consume apples people who are allergic to it.

In apple pie cooking the temperature or heat used it makes pie denature the protein which cause earlier allergy to Sam