Studies on the Chemical Composition of Korean Wheat Flour Proteins (I). Purification of Gliadin Proteins and Amino Acid Composition

We have investigated the amino acid composition of gliadin and glutenin from wheat flour Jang Kwang variety and have purified the main gliadin protein by Sephadex column. The results were obtained as follows: 1. Five bands of component for both gliadin and glutenin were found in disc electrophoretic gel column 2. The highest content of amino acid in gliadin and glutenin were glutamic acid and alanine was present in comparatively large amounts in glutenin, whereas proline was rich in gliadin 3. Main gliadin protein was purified by Sephadex G-150 and A-25 column chromatography and identified its purity by disc electrophoresis.