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Z3625

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Zein

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CAS Number:
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352202
NACRES:
NA.56

biological source

maize

Quality Level

form

powder

UniProt accession no.

Gene Information

maize ... z1C2(541924)

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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

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable


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Laurent Chaunier et al.
Polymers, 13(22) (2021-11-28)
A method for image analysis was implemented to determine the edge pixels of two biopolymer-based thermoplastic filaments during their hot melt isothermal sintering at 120 °C. Successive inverted ellipses are adjusted to the contour of the sintered filaments and lead
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
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)
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)
Novel route to stabilization of bioactive antioxidants by encapsulation in electrospun fibers of zein prolamine
Fernandez A, et al.
Food Hydrocolloids, 23(5), 1427-1432 (2009)

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