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aleuron
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aleuron [′al·yə‚rän]
(botany)
Protein in the form of grains stored in the embryo, endosperm, or perisperm of many seeds.


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The rice is then polished, removing the aleurone layer, giving us the white rice that we most often see in stores.
26,27) Research into the effects of aleurone flour (used for making breads that are naturally rich in folate), again by CSIRO, which found that the flour can substantially increase red cell folate and decrease plasma homocysteine, was partly funded by a grant-in-aid from Goodman Fielder Milling and Baking.
2+]-calmodulin modulates ion channel activity in storage protein vacuoles of barley aleurone cells.
 
 
 
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