gliadin

noun Biochemistry.

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.

noun

1. a protein of cereals, esp wheat, with a high proline content: forms a sticky mass with water that binds flour into doughCompare glutelin

n.

1. Any of a class of simple proteins separable from wheat and rye glutens.