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Encyclopedia > Glutenin

Glutenin (or glutenine) is a protein best known for its role, along with in gliadin, in the creation of gluten with its disulfide inter and intra molecule links. It soluble in diluted acids and bases. A representation of the 3D structure of myoglobin, showing coloured alpha helices. ... Gliadin is a glycoprotein, present in wheat and some other grain, best known for its role, along with glutenin, in the formation of gluten. ... Wheat - a prime source of gluten Gluten is an amorphous ergastic protein found combined with starch in the endosperm of most cereals. ... In chemistry, a disulfide is an ion formed by sulfur atoms. ... In science, a molecule is the smallest particle of a pure chemical substance that still retains its chemical composition and properties. ... A substance is soluble in a fluid if it dissolves in the fluid. ... This page refers to concentration in the chemical sense. ... An acid (often represented by the generic formula AH) is typically a water-soluble, sour-tasting chemical compound. ... A base is: in mathematics: A number that is raised to a power, or base of an exponential function. ...


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Glutenin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (112 words)
Glutenin (or glutenine) is a protein best known for its role, along with in gliadin, in the creation of gluten with its disulfide inter- and intra-molecule links.
It is soluble in diluted acids and bases.
Glutenin is responsible for the firmness of dough in baking bread because it increases the stability through a 3-dimensional network.
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