GLIADIN


Meaning of GLIADIN in English

/gluy"euh din, -dn/ , n. Biochem.

1. a prolamin derived from the gluten of grain, as wheat or rye, used chiefly as a nutrient in high-protein diets.

2. any prolamin.

Also, gliadine /gluy"euh deen', -din/ .

[ 1820-30; gliadina. See GLIA, -IN 2 ]

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