Kafirin, the sorghum prolamin protein, like its maize homologue zein, can be made into micropatticles and films and potentially used as a biomaterial. Zein has good bio- and cytocompatibility. Kafirin could be advantageous ...

Zeins of differing sub-class composition much more readily formed visco-elastic masses in water or acetic acid solutions than equivalent kafirin preparations. Visco-elastic masses could be formed from both zein and kafirin ...

BACKGROUND: Pears are exported in large quantities from South Africa resulting in large revenues. Minimisation of quality losses once the fruit has reached the export destination is as important as following strict export ...

Stable viscoelastic masses have been formed from kafirin in a mainly aqueous system. Kafirin was dissolved in glacial acetic acid (GAA) and simple coacervation was performed by rapid addition of 15 °C water under low shear. ...

Kafirin, sorghum prolamin, was investigated as a coprotein for zein as visco-elastic masses and in starch-based model doughs. Regular kafirin and kafirins from waxy and high protein digestibility (HD) sorghum crosses were ...

Vacuolated spherical kafirin microparticles with a mean diameter of 5 μm can be formed from an acidic solution with water addition. Three-dimensional scaffolds for hard tissue repair require large structures with a high ...

Protein biofortification into crops is a means to combat childhood protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) in developing countries, by increasing the bioavailability of protein in staple plant foods and ensuring sustainability ...

This study investigated why biscuits made from sorghum flour have a similar texture to wheat biscuits despite the absence of gluten in sorghum dough. Electron microscopy revealed that the sorghum prolamin protein bodies ...

Transgenic sorghum (TG) lines with altered kafirin synthesis, particularly suppression of γ-kafirin synthesis, and improved protein quality have been developed. The proportion of kafirin extracted with 60% tert-butyl ...