Definition of Prolamin

1. Noun. (protein) Any of a group of plant storage proteins, that have a high proline content, found in cereals ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Prolamin

1. a simple protein [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prolamin

prokaryotic
proke
proked
proker
prokers
prokes
prokinetic
prokinetics
proking
prolabor
prolactin
prolactinoma
prolactinomas
prolactinomata
prolactins
prolamin (current term)
prolamine
prolamines
prolamins
prolans
prolapse
prolapsed
prolapses
prolapsing
prolapsion
prolapsions
prolapsus
prolate
prolate cycloid

Literary usage of Prolamin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Rice Genetics II: Proceedings of the Second International Rice Genetics by International Rice Research Institute (1991)
"The classification suggests that the 13-kDa prolamin B is formed from the A ... The specific sequence observed in the signal peptides of 13-kDa prolamin is ..."

2. Rice Genetics: Proceedings of the International Rice Workshop at Lusaka by International Rice Research Institute (1986)
"Nutritionally, glutelin is a better protein than prolamin. For this reason, it is desirable to breed a glutelin-rich rice, ie, a low prolamin rice. ..."

3. Rice in Human Nutrition by Bienvenido O. Juliano (1993)
"Using sequential protein extraction, the mean ratio for 33 samples was found to be 9 percent prolamin, 7 percent albumin plus globulin and 84 percent ..."

4. Rice Biotechnology by Gurdev S. Khush, Gary H. Toenniessen (1991)
"Mandac B, Juliano B 0 (1978) Properties of prolamin in mature and developing rice grain. Phytochemistry 17:611-614. Masumura T, Shibata D, Hibino T, Kato T, ..."

5. The Vegetable Proteins by Thomas Burr Osborne (1909)
"The prolamin of rye, Secale vulgare, is also known as gliadin, for nc| positive difference has yet been established between it and the gliadin of wheat (304 ..."

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