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prolamine

prolamine
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This term is used exclusively within the fields of biochemistry and agricultural science to categorize a specific class of storage proteins. It is a technical descriptor used to distinguish these proteins from other grain proteins like albumins or globulins based on their specific solubility profiles.

Because it refers to a chemical category of proteins, it is treated as an uncountable mass noun in scientific discourse. One does not typically refer to a single "prolamine" molecule in isolation, but rather to the prolamine content or fraction of a seed.

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Danh từprolamine

A group of proteins found in cereal grains that are soluble in alcohol but insoluble in water and salt solutions.

The prolamine content of wheat is primarily composed of gliadins.

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