EFFECTS OF CHEMICALS USED IN STORING MAIZE ON IT S ZEIN CONTENT OVER A DURATION OF TIME
Abstract Maize is the largest and most important agricultural commodity in the world. Zein is the storage protein in maize known as prolamine. It is water insoluble and forms odorless, tasteless, clear edible films. The zein content of maize is 25% of the dry weight of maize seeds, it is resistant to hydrolysis by very dilute acids and contains the following amino acids: glutamic acid and glutamine, leucine, proline, alanine, ...
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