glutenin
[gloot-n-in]
- a simple protein of cereal grains that imparts adhesive properties to flour.
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These proteins, which occur in the wheat grain in the form of gluten, are known as gliadin and glutenin.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 1Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
The gliadin imparts elasticity and tenacity, or toughness, to the gluten, and the glutenin gives it strength.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 1Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
Gluten is composed of two bodies called gliadin and glutenin.
Human Foods and Their Nutritive ValueHarry Snyder
A dough cannot be made of pure germ, because it contains so little of the gliadin and glutenin.
Human Foods and Their Nutritive ValueHarry Snyder
Both gliadin and glutenin take important parts in bread making.
Human Foods and Their Nutritive ValueHarry Snyder