Glutelin

Glutelins proteins are soluble in dilute acids or bases, detergents, chaotropic, or reducing agents. In general, they are prolamin-like proteins in certain grass seeds. Glutenin is the most common glutelin, as it is found in wheat and is responsible for some of the refined baking properties in bread wheat. The glutelins of barley and rye[1] have also been identified.

Glutelins are also used as the primary energy storage in the endosperm of rice.

There are typically high-molecular-weight (HMW) and low-molecular-weight (LMW) glutelins in these species. They crosslink with themselves and other proteins during baking via disulfide bonds.

A HMW glutelin (glutenin) of the grass tribe Triticeae can be sensitizing agents for coeliac disease in individuals possessing the HLA-DQ8 class II antigen receptor gene.[2] (not yet characterized to the epitope level)

References

  1. ^ Shang H, Wei Y, Long H, Yan Z, Zheng Y (2005). "Identification of LMW glutenin-like genes from Secale sylvestre host.". Genetika 41 (12): 1656–64. PMID 16396452. 
  2. ^ Dewar D, Amato M, Ellis H, Pollock E, Gonzalez-Cinca N, Wieser H, Ciclitira P (2006). "The toxicity of high molecular weight glutenin subunits of wheat to patients with coeliac disease.". Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 18 (5): 483–91. doi:10.1097/00042737-200605000-00005. PMID 16607142. 

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