noun
- A prolamine protein found in barley grain, similar to gliadin in wheat.
Usage: technical; biochemistry
Examples
- Hordein is the primary storage protein in barley seeds.
- The hordein content of barley affects its nutritional profile.
- Researchers studied hordein to understand gluten-related proteins in grains.
- Hordein, like other prolamines, is rich in proline and glutamine amino acids.