Structural architecture and solubility of native and modified gliadin and glutenin proteins: non-crystalline molecular and atomic organization
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Summary, in English
Wheat gluten (WG) and its components, gliadin and glutenin proteins, form the largest polymers in nature, which complicates the structural architecture of these proteins. Wheat gluten, gliadin and glutenin
proteins in unmodified form showed few secondary structural features. Structural modification of these proteins using heat, pressure and the chemical chaperone glycerol resulted in a shift to organized
structure. In modified gliadin, nano-structural molecular arrangements in the form of hexagonal closed pack (HCP) assemblies with lattice parameter of (58 Å) were obvious together with development of intermolecular disulphide bonds. Modification of glutenin resulted in highly polymerized structure with proteins linked not only by disulphide bonds, but also with other covalent and irreversible bonds, as well as the highest proportion of b-sheets. From a combination of experimental evidence and protein algorithms, we have proposed tertiary structure models of unmodified and modified gliadin and glutenin proteins. An increased understanding of gliadin and glutenin proteins structure and behavior are of utmost importance to understand the applicability of these proteins for various applications including plastics materials, foams, adhesives, films and coatings.
proteins in unmodified form showed few secondary structural features. Structural modification of these proteins using heat, pressure and the chemical chaperone glycerol resulted in a shift to organized
structure. In modified gliadin, nano-structural molecular arrangements in the form of hexagonal closed pack (HCP) assemblies with lattice parameter of (58 Å) were obvious together with development of intermolecular disulphide bonds. Modification of glutenin resulted in highly polymerized structure with proteins linked not only by disulphide bonds, but also with other covalent and irreversible bonds, as well as the highest proportion of b-sheets. From a combination of experimental evidence and protein algorithms, we have proposed tertiary structure models of unmodified and modified gliadin and glutenin proteins. An increased understanding of gliadin and glutenin proteins structure and behavior are of utmost importance to understand the applicability of these proteins for various applications including plastics materials, foams, adhesives, films and coatings.
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Publishing year
2014
Language
English
Pages
2051-2060
Publication/Series
RSC Advances
Volume
4
Issue
4
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Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry
Topic
- Chemical Sciences
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 2046-2069