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Bruce[_28_]

On Sun, 02 Jun 2019 08:29:32 -0500,
wrote:

>On Sun, 2 Jun 2019 04:06:33 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:
>
>>Corn gluten exists, but it isn't gliadin and glutenin. It's
>>zein and glutelin.
>
>
>Glutelins are a class of prolamin-like proteins found in the endosperm
>of certain seeds of the grass family. They constitute a major
>component of the protein composite collectively referred to as gluten.
>Glutenin is the most common glutelin, as it is found in wheat
>
>zein is called a corn gluten but it is does not cause any reactions in
>people with sensitivities towards wheat gluten.

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