gliadin

[ glahy-uh-din, -dn ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. a prolamin derived from the gluten of grain, as wheat or rye, used chiefly as a nutrient in high-protein diets.
2. any prolamin.

gliadin

/ ˈɡlaɪəˌdiːn; ˈɡlaɪədɪn; -dɪn /

noun

1. a protein of cereals, esp wheat, with a high proline content: forms a sticky mass with water that binds flour into dough Compare glutelin

Word History and Origins

Origin of gliadin¹

From the Italian word gliadina, dating back to 1820–30. See glia, -in ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of gliadin¹

C19: from Italian gliadina, from Greek glia glue

Example Sentences

It is composed of true vegetable fibrin and a small quantity of gliadin.

From Project Gutenberg

Gluten is composed of two bodies called gliadin and glutenin.

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Examples of these proteins may be seen in the gliadin of wheat, zein of corn, and hordein of barley.

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A dough cannot be made of pure germ, because it contains so little of the gliadin and glutenin.

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Both gliadin and glutenin take important parts in bread making.

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