Glutelin proteins are soluble in dilute
acids or
bases,
detergents,
chaotropic agents, or
reducing agents. In general, they are
prolamin-like
proteins in certain grass seeds.
Glutenin is the most common glutelin, as it is found in
wheat and is responsible for some of the refined baking properties in
bread wheat. The glutelins of
barley and
rye have also been identified. Glutelins are also rich in hydrophobic amino acids, with a content of F, V, R, P and L amino acids corresponding to approximately 45% of the amino acid sequence with access code P04706.1.