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Why wheat gluten?

April 26, 2017gluten wheat

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Why wheat gluten?

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: Why wheat gluten? Wheat gluten is widely available, inexpensive and bio-degradable. Currently the paper industry uses glyoxal-polyacrylamide (GPA) which is manufactured from petro-chemicals. Wheat gluten is a renewable resource The new temporary wet-strength additive could be used in the industry if the wheat gluten extraction process was refined. Wheat endosperm protein composition : Wheat endosperm protein composition Albumins and Globulins~15-20% (Not useful for TWSR) Gliadins and Glutenins~75-80% This new additive has been made with only the gliadins only using about half of the available protein. Slide5: Gliadins vs. Glutenins Gliadins are soluble in 70% ethanol Glutenin is the residue leftover from the extraction of gliadin. Glutenin subunits are not soluble… due to the large size of the protein subunits. due to inter-subunit disulfide bonds Slide6: Approach Chemical Modification of wheat gluten Gluten becomes soluble in a variety of chemicals: soaps, detergents, hydrochloric