noun
- a group of plant storage proteins found in cereal grains, characterized by high proline and glutamine content
Usage: biochemistry; plural form
Examples
- Prolamines are the major storage proteins in wheat, corn, and barley.
- Gluten contains prolamines that give bread its elastic texture.
- People with celiac disease cannot digest certain prolamines found in wheat.
- The prolamines in different grains have varying amino acid compositions.
- Researchers study prolamines to understand grain protein quality.
- Prolamines are soluble in alcohol but not in water.