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Definition of Prolamine
1. Noun. A simple protein found in plants.
Definition of Prolamine
1. Noun. (biochemistry) any of a class of proteins, high in proline, found in the seeds of cereals ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Prolamine
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prolamine
Literary usage of Prolamine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Rice Science: Innovations and Impact for Livelihood by T. W. Mew, International Rice Research Institute (2003)
"The distribution of these synthetic wild-type prolamine mRNAs during endosperm
... The intact synthetic prolamine RNA and prolamine RNAs lacking the signal ..."
2. A Laboratory Manual of Organic Chemistry for Medical Students by Matthew Steel (1916)
"Preparation of a prolamine. (Gliadin from wheat.) To 50 grams of wheat flour
gradually add enough water to make a stiff dough (about 25 cc). ..."
3. Rice Biotechnology by Gurdev S. Khush, Gary H. Toenniessen (1991)
"In Chapter 9 Okita reviews the characteristics of the gene families that encode
the two major types of rice storage proteins, glutelin and prolamine. ..."
4. The Journal of Medical Research (1901)
"In corn seed, globulin and proteose together represent less than .5 per cent by
weight, but the prolamine zein makes up five per cent and glutelin three per ..."
5. Lost Crops of Africa: Grains edited by F. R. Ruskin (1999)
"A large proportion of it is prolamine, a cross-linked form that humans cannot
... In fact, prolamine makes up about 59 percent of the total protein in ..."
6. The Nature of Animal Light by Edmund Newton Harvey (1920)
"Zein, the prolamine of corn, is soluble in 90 per cent. ethyl, methyl, and propyl
alcohols, in glycerol heated to 150° C., and in glacial acetic acid. ..."
7. The Nature of Animal Light by Edmund Newton Harvey (1920)
"Zein, the prolamine of corn, is soluble in 90 per cent. ethyl, methyl, and propyl
alcohols, in glycerol heated to 150° C., and in glacial acetic acid. ..."
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