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Vicilin

vicilin

(Science: protein) seed storage protein of legumes. Protein from Pisum sativum is a trimer of 50 kD subunits. High proportion of _ pleated sheet (40-50%) and only about 10% _ helix.


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is soya protein all efficient!!!

hi anything with the word protein does not make it eligible to replace all other sources of protein. for example vicilin is the major protein in pea ; it contains 7% lysine but no sulphur coniatining amino acids methionine and cystein. but sunflower seed protein has 23 % methionine ...

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by quest4biotech
Sun Aug 26, 2007 5:52 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Veganism and protein
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