Accessibility navigation


Spatial patterns of gluten protein and polymer distribution in wheat grain

He, J., Penson, S., Powers, S. J., Hawes, C., Shewry, P. R. and Tosi, P. (2013) Spatial patterns of gluten protein and polymer distribution in wheat grain. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 61 (26). pp. 6207-6215. ISSN 1520-5118

Full text not archived in this repository.

It is advisable to refer to the publisher's version if you intend to cite from this work. See Guidance on citing.

To link to this item DOI: 10.1021/jf401623d

Abstract/Summary

The starchy endosperm is the major storage tissue in the mature wheat grain and exhibits quantitative and qualitative gradients in composition, with the outermost cell layers being rich in protein, mainly gliadins, and the inner cells being low in protein but enriched in high-molecular-weight (HMW) subunits of glutenin. We have used sequential pearling to produce flour fractions enriched in particular cell layers to determine the protein gradients in four different cultivars grown at two nitrogen levels. The results show that the steepness of the protein gradient is determined by both genetic and nutritional factors, with three high-protein breadmaking cultivars being more responsive to the N treatment than a low-protein cultivar suitable for livestock feed. Nitrogen also affected the relative abundances of the three main classes of wheat prolamins: the sulfur-poor ω-gliadins showed the greatest response to nitrogen and increased evenly across the grain; the HMW subunits also increased in response to nitrogen but proportionally more in the outer layers of the starchy endosperm than near the core, while the sulfur-rich prolamins showed the opposite trend.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:No Reading authors. Back catalogue items
Life Sciences > School of Agriculture, Policy and Development > Department of Crop Science
ID Code:34016
Publisher:American Chemical Society

University Staff: Request a correction | Centaur Editors: Update this record

Page navigation