prolamin

American

[proh-lam-in, proh-luh-min] / proʊˈlæm ɪn, ˈproʊ lə mɪn /

Also prolamine

noun

Biochemistry.

any of the class of simple proteins, as gliadin, hordein, or zein, found in grains, soluble in dilute acids, alkalis, and alcohols, and insoluble in water, neutral salt solutions, and absolute alcohol.

prolamin Scientific

/ prō′lə-mĭn /

Any of a class of simple proteins soluble in alcohol and usually having a high proline and glutamine content, found in the grains of cereal crops such as wheat, rye, barley, corn, and rice.

Etymology

Origin of prolamin

First recorded in 1905–10; prol(ine) + am(monia) + -in ²

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This file contains a list of prolamin genes.

From Nature • May 8, 2018

Finally, 77 LCC genes that were manually identified as RGAs and manually curated gene structures from the prolamin gene family were transferred from LCC into the HCC class.

From Nature • Nov. 14, 2017

Rapid evolutionary dynamics in a 2.8-Mb chromosomal region containing multiple prolamin and resistance gene families in Aegilops tauschii.

From Nature • Nov. 14, 2017

The coordinates of full-length prolamin genes were included into the HCC gene set v2.0.

From Nature • Nov. 14, 2017

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