Prolamins from cereal by-products: Classification, extraction, characterization and its applications in micro- and nanofabrication

摘要

Background: Prolamins are the endosperm storage proteins of cereal grains. Currently, the agri-food industry generates large quantities of by-products, among which are those generated from wet-milling, such as Gluten Meals (GM), dry-milling, such as the Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS) and Brewer's Spent Grain (BSG). These by-products are important biopolymer sources such as prolamins. The prolamins have low nutritional value, however can be are useful for obtaining micro- and nanomaterials