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What (who) is zein - definition

PROTEINS FOUND IN MAIZE (CORN)
Confectioner's Glaze; Zeins

Zein         
·noun A nitrogenous substance of the nature of gluten, obtained from the seeds of Indian corn (Zea) as a soft, yellowish, amorphous substance.
zein         
['zi:?n]
¦ noun Biochemistry the principal protein of maize.
Origin
C19: from mod. L. Zea (genus name of maize) + -in1.
Zein         
Zein is a class of prolamine protein found in maize (corn). It is usually manufactured as a powder from corn gluten meal.

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Zein

Zein is a class of prolamine protein found in maize (corn). It is usually manufactured as a powder from corn gluten meal. Zein is one of the best understood plant proteins. Pure zein is clear, odorless, tasteless, hard, water-insoluble, and edible, and it has a variety of industrial and food uses.

Examples of use of zein
1. Zein al–Khouri, a Jordanian businesswoman, was also taken aback.
2. E–mail to a friend CNN‘s Zein Basravi contributed to this report.
3. Mohammed Zein al–Din shook his head as he remembered Thursday.
4. El–Tayib Zein Al–Abdin, general secretary of the Sudan Inter–Religious Council (SIRC). Rev.
5. Fatmeh Zein plucked furiously at a bundle of coriander as she prepared a meal for her four children.