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Zein

Known as: Zein [Chemical/Ingredient], Zeins 
A group of alcohol-soluble seed storage proteins from the endosperm of corn.
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2003
2003
Expression of the gamma-zein protein of maize in seeds of transgenic barley: effects on grain composition and properties
Abstract A cDNA clone encoding the γ-zein protein of maize was expressed in developing grain of barley using the starchy… 
1996
1996
Effect of Near-Infrared Transmission-Based Selection on Maize Hardness and the Composition of Zeins 1
Cereal Chem. 73(6):775-778 Near-infrared reflection (NIR) spectroscopy may be used to estimate hardness based on NITlH and NIT2H… 
1995
1995
Association of zein classes with maize kernel hardness
The association between maize kernel vitreosity (hardness) and the composition and content of α-, β-, and γ-zeins was… 
1984
1984
Improved Two-Dimensional Electrophoretic Separation of Zein Proteins: Application to Study of Zein Inheritance in Corn Genotypes
Cereal Chern. 61(2):141-146 The heterogeneity and genetic variability of polypeptides constituting the protein zein of corn (Zea… 
1983
1983
Expression of zein in long term endosperm cultures of maize.
Continuous cultures, established 10 days after pollination from endosperms of inbred A636 Zea mays (L.) were extracted 21 months… 
1982
1982
Zein precursor mRNAs from maize endosperm
SummaryThe zein proteins are coded by a multigene family that is expressed exclusively in the endosperm of developing maize… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Genes and mRNAs coding for zein polypeptides in Zea mays.
Zein messenger RNAs from maize endosperm were purified by successive oligo(dT)-cellulose chromatography and sucrose gradient… 
1979
1979
Distribution and electrophoretic properties of alcohol-soluble proteins in normal and high-lysine sorghums
Electrophoretic patterns and amino acid compositions were compared between alcohol-soluble proteins from normal and high-lysine… 
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1960
Highly Cited
1960
Electron spin resonance studies of mechanisms for chemical protection from ionizing radiation.
Small concentrations of the sulfur-containing chemical protectors, such as cysteine, cysteamine, AET, glutathione, and Na/sub 2/S… 
1950
1950
Inhibition of the Growth of Leuconostoc mesenteroides by the Toxic Factor from ‘Agenized’ Zein: Reversal by L-Glutamine
THE crystalline toxic factor originally isolated1 from zein treated with nitrogen trichloride causes epileptiform fits in certain…