Giant proteins with flour power

According to the "Journal of Cereal Science," the largest protein molecules in nature occur in wheat flour. The unique sustainability of wheat flour for bread-making may depend on the enormous size of wheat glutenin polymers, which have relative molecular masses ranging up into the tens of...

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Published inNature (London) Vol. 381; no. 6585; pp. 738 - 739
Main Author Wrigley, Colin W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Nature Publishing Group 27.06.1996
Subjects
Amino Acid Sequence
Connectin
Glutens - analogs & derivatives
Glutens - chemistry
Molecular Sequence Data
Muscle Proteins - chemistry
Particle Size
Polymers
Protein Kinases - chemistry
Proteins
Structure-Activity Relationship
Triticum
Triticum aestivum
Wheat
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Summary:According to the "Journal of Cereal Science," the largest protein molecules in nature occur in wheat flour. The unique sustainability of wheat flour for bread-making may depend on the enormous size of wheat glutenin polymers, which have relative molecular masses ranging up into the tens of millions.
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ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/381738a0