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GrainGenes Reference Report: JFC-51-7647

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Reference
JFC-51-7647
Title
Development and characterization of biodegradable films made from wheat gluten protein fractions
Journal
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Year
2003
Volume
51
Pages
7647-7654
Author
Hernandez-Munoz P
Kanavouras A
Ng PKW
Gavara R
Abstract
Summary: Gliadins and glutenins were extracted from commercial wheat gluten on the basis of their extractability in ethanol and used to produce film-forming solutions. Films cast using these gliadin- and glutenin-rich solutions were characterized. Glycerol was used as a plasticizer, and its effect on the films was also studied. Films obtained from the glutenin fraction presented higher tensile strength values and lower elongation at break and water vapor permeability values than gliadin films. Gliadin films disintegrated when immersed in water. The GAB isotherm model was used to describe the equilibrium moisture sorption of the films. The glycerol concentration largely modified mechanical and water vapor barrier properties of both film types
External Databases
Pubmed: 14664523
Keyword
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edible films
films
gluten
gluten protein
mechanical-properties
model
moisture
molecular-weights
polyacrylamide gel-electrophoresis
protein
protein fraction
protein fractions
rheological properties
sorption isotherms
subfractions
tensile strength
values
vapor barrier properties
washington
water vapor permeability
water-vapor
wheat gluten

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