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What does zein mean?

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Noun
  1. A protein derived from corn / maize, having many industrial applications.
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The mixture is an excellent material for coatings, according to Parris, because the zein portion resists grease, and the fatty acids repel water.
Examples of these proteins may be seen in the gliadin of wheat, zein of corn, and hordein of barley.
The corn zein, wheat gliadin and the hordein of barley are, for instance, prolamins.
In the past, synthetic plasticizers have been used to improve the mechanical properties of films made from commercial zein.
Unlike other corn proteins, which are water soluble, zein repels water, making it an ideal coating material.
When he beheld her, she pleased him and he turned to zein ul Asnam and said to him.

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