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General description
Zein is a prolamine and an alcohol soluble protein present in maize endosperm cells. Zein is a 20kDa structural protein and is encoded by the gene mapped on the short arm of maize chromosome 7. This protein lacks essential amino acids, such as lysine and tryptophan. Therefore, it has a poor nutritional value.
Application
Zein has been used as a biopolymer in electrospinning technique. It has also been used to blend starch involved in the manufacture of thermoplastic material.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Zein is used in the manufacture of fiber, adhesive, coating, ceramic, ink, cosmetic, textile, chewing gum and biodegradable plastics. This protein is a biodegradable and sustainable agropolymer. Thus, it is a great potential replacement for traditional oil-based plastics.
Storage Class Code
11 - Combustible Solids
WGK
WGK 3
Flash Point(F)
Not applicable
Flash Point(C)
Not applicable
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Fabrication of agar/biopolymer blend aerogels in ionic liquid and co-solvent mixture
Shamsuri AA, et al.
Cellulose Chemistry and Technology, 46(1-2), 45-52 (2012)
Starch-zein blends formed by shear flow
Habeych E, et al.
Chemical Engineering Science, 63(21), 5229-5238 (2008)
Zhenyao Wu et al.
ACS omega, 7(15), 13371-13381 (2022-04-28)
The objective of this work is to design and fabricate a natural zein-based nanocomposite with core-shell structure for the delivery of anticancer drugs. As for the design, folate-conjugated zein (Fa-zein) was synthesized as the inner hydrophobic core; soy lecithin (SL)
Chaofan Wang et al.
Frontiers in nutrition, 9, 879757-879757 (2022-05-03)
The purpose of this study was to slow down the digestibility of starch granules by encapsulating it in zein shells. Drop of the preformed swollen corn starch (CS) granule suspension into thermal-treated zein ethanolic solution enables antisolvent precipitation of thermal-treated
Clustering of genes for 20 kd zein subunits in the short arm of maize chromosome 7
Soave C, et al.
Genetics, 97(2), 363-377 (1981)
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