Gliadin and Glutenin explains intelligent tailoring of wheat proteins to achieve specific dough requirements. It emphasizes the combined roles of the gliadin and glutenin proteins in providing the balance that gives wheat gluten its unique rheological properties.

The book gives a major update on the composition and functional properties of the gluten proteins, but it also includes introductory chapters to “set the scene” for young scientists and anyone new to this area of food science.

More than one-third of this 480-page book describes ways that the knowledge of gluten proteins can be used in practical applications, such as the prediction of dough properties for identifying varieties, and as diagnostic markers of various aspects of grain quality. One chapter explores the potential for genetic manipulation to provide new insights into gluten-protein function and its manipulation. Gluten research discoveries that have assisted in the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions related to gluten proteins are included.

Contents

Introduction

1. Gluten: A Balance of Gliadin and Glutenin

Gliadin

2. Gliadins of Common Wheat: Polymorphism and Genetics
3. Gliadin Alleles in Wheat: Identification and Applications
4. Some Gli Alleles Related to Common Wheat Dough Quality

Glutenin

5. The High-Molecular-Weight Subunits of Glutenin
6. Low-Molecular-Weight Glutenin Subunits: Insights into This Abundant Subunit Group Present in Glutenin Polymers
7. The Polymeric Glutenins

Practical Uses of Gluten-Composition Knowledge

8. Prediction of Dough Properties for Bread Wheats
9. Chemistry, Genetics and Prediction of Dough Strength and End-use Quality in Durum Wheat
10. Genotype Identification
11. Diagnostic Markers for Quality
12. Genetic Manipulation of Gluten Structure and Function
13. Medical Applications of Gluten-Composition Knowledge

A Wider View of Wheat Quality

14. Proteins that Complement the Roles of Gliadin and Glutenin
15. Manipulation of the Gliadin-Glutenin Balance

Appendix: Gliadin and Glutenin-Subunit Composition Data

Index

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