gliadin

Definition

A minor protein (along with gluten and glutelin) in wheat; it may cause a toxic reaction in some people.

Etymology

From Italian gloiodina, coined by G. Taddei in 1819 along with zymome. Compare glio- and gloeo-.

Example Sentences

• "Most of the gluten proteins, the gliadins and the glutenins, are around a thousand amino acids long. The gliadin chains fold onto themselves in a compact mass, and bond weakly with each other and with the glutenin proteins."