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hordein

American

[hawr-dee-in] / ˈhɔr di ɪn /

noun

Biochemistry.

a simple protein of the prolamin class, found in barley grain.

hordein British

/ ˈhɔːdiːɪn /

noun

a simple protein, rich in proline, that occurs in barley

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Etymology

Origin of hordein

1820–30; < French hordéine < Latin horde ( um ) barley + French -ine -in ²

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hordein

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

From Dietetics for Nurses by Fairfax T. Proudfit

Hydroxyphenylethyl amine, found in ergot, and hordein, found in barley, are examples.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

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