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What does hordein mean?

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  1. (organic chemistry) A glycoprotein found in barley and some other cereals.
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Examples of these proteins may be seen in the gliadin of wheat, zein of corn, and hordein of barley.
This includes wheat protein gliadin, rye protein secalin, barley protein hordein and the oat protein avenin.
The original article listed three proteins, w-5 gliadin, g-3 hordein, and g secalins that were implicated in the production of specific antigliadin antibody reactions.

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