Influences of weather,cultivar and fertiliser rate on grain protein polymer accumulation in field‐grown winter wheat,and relations to grain water content and falling number

BACKGROUND: The reasons for variations in the amount and size distribution of polymeric protein in mature wheat, related to bread‐making quality, are not fully understood and can be sought during the protein polymer formation period of grain maturation. The present study was aimed at investigating the accumulation and polymerisation of grain storage proteins during grain maturation and their relations to changes in falling number and grain water content in four cultivars of field‐grown winter wheat. RESULTS: Proteins were accumulated and polymerised similarly during grain development independently of cultivation environment, cultivar and fertiliser rate. A 3–6 day delay in maturity among cultivars led to a 3–12 day delay in protein accumulation during early grain development. An increase in nitrogen fertiliser rate from 160 to 200 kg N ha^?1 resulted in a 20% increase in the amount of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)‐unextractable protein. Precipitation just before grain harvesting led to 40–50% increases in grain water content and 8–34% decreases in the amount of SDS‐unextractable monomeric protein. At increased grain water contents the fertiliser rate was negatively related to the amount of grain SDS‐unextractable protein. CONCLUSION: Accumulation and polymerisation of grain storage proteins are predetermined events in wheat. Grain moisture content is negatively related to grain storage protein polymerisation, although the rate of decrease is influenced by the fertiliser regime. Copyright © 2008 Society of Chemical Industry     

Possibilities of using near infrared reflectance/transmittance spectroscopy for determination of polymeric protein in wheat

Possibilities of using near‐infrared reflectance and near‐infrared transmittance (NIR/NIT) spectroscopic techniques for detecting differences in amount and size distribution of polymeric proteins in wheat were investigated. To evaluate whether differences in polymeric protein due to genetic or environmental variations were detectable by NIR/NIT techniques, wheat materials of different background were used. Size‐exclusion high‐performance liquid chromatography was applied to detect variation in polymeric protein. Partial least squares regression gave high R² values between many protein parameters and NIR/NIT spectra (particularly second‐derivative spectra of NIR 1100–2500 nm region) of flours, while no such relationship was found for whole wheat grains. Most and highest correlations were found for total amount of extractable and unextractable proteins and monomer/polymer protein ratio. Some positive relationships were found between percentage of total unextractable polymeric protein in the total polymeric protein and percentage of large unextractable polymeric protein in the total large polymeric protein and NIR/NIT spectra. Thus, it was possible to detect differences in polymeric proteins with NIR/NIT techniques. The highest amount of positive correlations between NIR/NIT spectra and protein parameters was found to be due to environmental influences. Some correlations were found for breeding lines with a broad variation in gluten strength and polymeric protein composition, while a more homogeneous sample showed less correlation. Thereby, detection of variation in amount and size distribution of polymeric protein due to cultivar differences with NIR/NIT methods might be difficult. Copyright © 2007 Society of Chemical Industry     

Effects of suni-bug (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Eurygaster</Emphasis> spp.) damage on size distribution of durum wheat (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Triticum durum</Emphasis> L.) proteins

Wholemeal samples were obtained from five durum wheat cultivars at two different bug (Eurygaster spp.) damage levels (medium and high damage). The samples were incubated (60 and 120 min) and used in size exclusion high performance liquid chromatography (SE-HPLC) analyses. The results showed that the amount of larger polymeric protein (TP1) and smaller polymeric protein (TP2) obtained from total (sodium dodecyl sulfate soluble) proteins decreased significantly in the bug-damaged samples, while the amount of total larger monomeric proteins (TP3) increased. The polymeric/monomeric protein ratio of all cultivars decreased at 60 min of incubation with increasing damage level. For all cultivars, the ratio of unextractable polymeric protein (UPP%) significantly decreased at 60 min of incubation except cv. Diyarbakir. The results suggested that bug protease caused depolymerization and/or disaggregation of polymeric proteins to lower their average molecular size. The changes in protein structure as determined using SE-HPLC supported by the decreases in gluten content and gluten index values which decreased with suni-bug damage. Deteriorative effects of bug damage on durum wheat quality were found to be quite similar to those on bread wheats.     

Differences in polymeric proteins among grains in spring wheat spikes

A uniform amount and size distribution of polymeric proteins within grains in a spike might determine the stability of wheat quality. Two cultivars were grown to maturity in solution culture in a climate chamber. Nitrogen (N) in the form of nitrate was added daily and replaced with ¹⁵N before harvest. Plants were harvested during grain development. Protein composition and relationships of labelled N in grains from different spikelets within the spike were determined. Higher percentages of large unextractable polymeric proteins (%‐LUPP) and total unextractable polymeric proteins (%‐TUPP) were found in the lower‐ and uppermost spikelets in the spike compared with the middle ones for cv. WL, but not for cv. Sport. Both cultivars showed variations in the percentage of large unextractable monomeric proteins (%‐LUMP) and total SDS‐extractable protein (Tote) in the spikelets within the spike. The amount of total SDS‐unextractable protein (Totu) did not vary for either of the cultivars. The spikelets within the spike showing high and low %‐LUMP and Tote at maturity showed a similar behaviour shortly after flowering in cv. WL, but not in cv. Sport. The N concentration of SDS and sonicated extracts varied along the spikelets of the spike for both cultivars. The atom‐% excess ¹⁵N decreased in cv. Sport SDS‐extractable and ‐unextractable proteins and cv. WL albumins + globulins, gliadins and glutenins from grains at different spikelet positions along the spike. Copyright © 2005 Society of Chemical Industry     

Effects of incorporated amaranth albumins on the functional properties of wheat dough

BACKGROUND: Recent developments in micro‐scale testing methodology and in methods modelling the effects of native forms of constituents by in vitro methods have provided a new approach to study the impact of added foreign proteins on dough end‐use quality. Amaranth (Amaranthus) is a member of the pseudo‐cereal family, whose storage proteins have superior nutritional quality due to their essential amino acid composition. The aim of this project was to study the effects of the incorporated amaranth albumin proteins on the rheological properties of the wheat dough. RESULTS: The mixing time requirements, dough strength and stability of the reconstructed dough increased proportionally with the amount (1, 3 and 5%) of amaranth albumin proteins incorporated. These results were supported by measurements on the non‐extractable polymeric protein ratio of the dough indicating the change in polymer size distribution. CONCLUSION: It was demonstrated that amaranth albumin proteins are capable of interacting with gluten proteins through disulfide bonds, showing similar effects to the individual glutenin subunits of wheat flour proteins. Improvements in dough strength and stability without a substantial increase in the mixing requirements are of great significance for developing energy saving technologies in the baking industry. Copyright © 2009 Society of Chemical Industry     

Hearth bread baking quality of durum wheat varying in protein composition and physical dough properties

Thirty durum wheat genotypes from ten countries of origin were grown in field plots for two consecutive years. Three of the genotypes were γ‐gliadin 42 types and the remainder were γ‐gliadin 45 types. Among the γ‐gliadin 45 types, six high‐molecular‐weight glutenin subunit (HMW‐GS) patterns were identified: 6 + 8, 7 + 8, 7 + 16, 14 + 15, 20 and 2*, 20. All the γ‐gliadin 42 genotypes contained low amounts of unextractable polymeric protein (UPP) and exhibited low gluten index values and weak gluten properties. The γ‐gliadin 45 genotypes exhibited a wide range of UPP, gluten index and dough strength. HMW‐GS 20 genotypes were generally weak, whereas HMW‐GS 6 + 8 and 7 + 8 genotypes were generally strong. When baked by a lean formulation, long‐fermentation straight‐dough hearth bread process, the durum wheat genotypes exhibited a wide range of baking quality. Loaf volume and bread attributes were strongly correlated with UPP and gluten index. Some of the genotypes exhibited bread attributes and loaf volume equal or slightly superior to those of a high‐quality bread wheat flour. However, even the strongest durum wheat genotypes exhibited inferior fermentation tolerance to the bread wheat flour, as seen by a requirement for lower baking absorption during dough handling and more fragile dough properties when entering the oven. Among the HMW‐GS groups, HMW‐GS 7 + 8 and 6 + 8 exhibited the best and HMW‐GS 20 the poorest baking quality. Farinograph, alveograph and small‐scale extensigraph properties demonstrated that a combination of dough elasticity and extensibility was needed for superior durum wheat baking performance. Copyright © 2007 Society of Chemical Industry     

Protein Characteristics that Affect the Quality of Vital Wheat Gluten to be Used in Baking: A Review

The use of vital wheat gluten in the baking industry and wheat flour mills aims to improve the rheological characteristics of flour considered unsuitable to obtain products such as sliced bread, French bread, high‐fiber breads, and other products that require strong flours. To improve characteristics such as flour strength, dough mixing tolerance, and bread volume, vital wheat gluten is added to flour at levels that can vary from 2% to 10% (flour basis), with 5% being a commonly used dosage. However, the vital wheat gluten commercialized in the market has few quality specifications, especially related to the characteristics of the proteins that constitute it and are responsible for the formation of the viscoelastic gluten network. Information on protein quality is important, because variations are observed in the technological quality of vital wheat gluten obtained from different sources, which could be associated to damage caused to proteins during the obtainment process. Several tests, either physical–chemical analyses, or rheological tests, are carried out to establish gluten quality; however, they are sometimes time‐consuming and costly. Although these tests give good answers to specify gluten quality, flour mills, and the baking industries require fast and simple tests to evaluate the uses and/or dosage of vital gluten addition to wheat flour. This review covers the concepts, uses, obtainment processes, and quality analysis of vital wheat gluten, as well as simple tests to help identify details about protein quality of commercial vital wheat gluten.     

Relationship between glutenin subunit composition and gluten strength measurements in durum wheat

Durum breeders use a range of techniques in the development of new cultivars. An important selection criterion is the rheological properties of semolina dough and durum wheat breeders use this criterion in the development of new cultivars using a range of techniques. Because of the need to process large numbers of genotypes encountered in breeding programs, methods that are inexpensive, rapid, require small amounts of sample and that correlate with semolina quality are desirable. Using breeding material, this study investigated the relationship between the glutenin subunit composition and two traditional tests of gluten strength, gluten index (GI) and mixograph. Two sample sets of durum wheat breeding lines and cultivars, one grown in Canada (n = 229) and the other grown in Australia (n = 139) were analysed for GI, mixograph and both high molecular weight (HMW) and low molecular weight (LMW) glutenin subunits by SDS‐PAGE. Nine different HMW and 14 different LMW allelic combinations were found. In the Canadian set, the most frequent LMW alleles were aaa, bba, caa and cfa while in the Australian set, caa was predominant. For the HMW subunits, the most common allelic groups were Glu‐A1c/Glu‐B1d (null, 6 + 8) and Glu‐A1c/Glu‐B1b (null, 7 + 8) with fewer numbers of Glu‐A1c/Glu‐B1e (null, 20) in both sample sets. LMW subunits were more important contributors to gluten strength than HMW subunits with the rank for higher GI according to the LMW allele (Canadian set) being caa = aaa > bba and aaa > cfa while HMW subunits 6 + 8 = 7 + 8 > 20. Similarly, using the mixograph, strength ranking for the LMW alleles was aaa > cfa = bba and HMW subunit 20 gave poorer rheological properties. For some samples with a good LMW allelic group a low GI was observed and vice versa. Further characterisation of the protein composition in these samples showed the GI results could be explained by polymeric/monomeric (P/M), glutenin/gliadin (Glu/Gli) and HMW/LMW ratios or the proportion of unextractable polymeric protein. © Crown in the right of the State of New South Wales, Australia; and for the Department of Agriculture and Agri‐Food, Government of Canada, © Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada 2005. Published for SCI by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Wheat protein composition and properties of wheat glutenin in relation to breadmaking functionality

The unique breadmaking properties of wheat are generally ascribed to the visco-elastic properties of its gluten proteins. While monomeric gluten proteins (gliadin) show viscous behavior, polymeric gluten proteins (glutenin) are elastic. The unique elasticity of glutenin results to a large extent from its polymeric nature. Glutenin is a highly heterogeneous mixture of polymers consisting of a number of different high- and low-molecular-weight glutenin subunits linked by disulfide bonds. Although glutenin obviously is the major polymeric protein in wheat, other polymeric proteins occur as well. Their importance in breadmaking may be underestimated. Nevertheless, variations in both quantity and quality of glutenin strongly determine variations in breadmaking performance. Structural features of different classes of glutenin subunits are described. Variations in glutenin quality may result from variations in its (1) structure, (2) size distribution, and (3) subunit composition. Some hypotheses on glutenin structure and current insights into the role of glutenin size distribution are evaluated. Finally, different ways in which variation in glutenin composition may directly or indirectly (by affecting glutenin structure and/or size distribution) influence glutenin quality are discussed.     

Fractionation of Algerian common wheat proteins by HPLC and sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; relationship with technological quality

Sixteen Algerian common wheat genotypes have been analysed during three harvests for their protein characteristics. SE- HPLC analysis showed some relation between the percentages or the absolute amounts of the glutenin fractions F1, F2 or F1/F2 ratio and several technological parameters. However, the relative amount of SDS unextractable polymeric glutenins in total polymeric glutenins or in total polymeric proteins and the ratios of the SDS unextractable proteins, extracted from the residues after sonication, in extracted total polymeric proteins seem to play a more determinant role in wheat strength. If no interesting links were observed between the HMW/LMW glutenin ratios determined by RP-HPLC and the technological quality characteristics, HMW glutenin SDS-PAGE analysis and technological and biochemical tests once more showed the superiority of the 5+10 HMW glutenin subunit pair compared with 2+12 allelic pair in the determination of the strength, its aptitude to give more aggregate of large molecular sizes, and higher HMW/LMW glutenin ratios.     

Individual and interactive effects of cultivar maturation time, nitrogen regime and temperature level on accumulation of wheat grain proteins

BACKGROUND: Background and reasons for differences in wheat grain protein accumulation and polymerization are not fully understood. This study investigated individual and interactive effects of genetic and environmental factors on wheat grain protein accumulation and amount and size distribution of polymeric proteins (ASPP). RESULTS: Individual factors, e.g. maturation time of a cultivar, nitrogen regime and temperature level, influenced grain protein accumulation and ASPP, although interaction of these factors had a greater influence. Early maturation time and long grain maturation period (GMP) in a cultivar resulted in high amounts of sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS)‐extractable proteins (TOTE) and low percentage of SDS‐unextractable polymeric proteins in total polymeric proteins (%UPP). Cultivars with late maturation time and short GMP resulted in low TOTE and high %UPP. Late versus early nitrogen application regime resulted in low %UPP versus low TOTE and high %UPP, respectively. High versus low temperature resulted in high %UPP and low %UPP, respectively. Differences in ASPP at maturity started as changes in protein accumulation from 12 days after anthesis. CONCLUSION: Length of GMP, especially in relation to length until maturity, governs gluten strength (%UPP) and grain protein concentration (TOTE). Length of GMP is determined by cultivar, temperature during GMP and late nitrogen availability. Copyright © 2011 Society of Chemical Industry     

Genetic Variation in Glutenin Protein Composition of Aestivum and Durum Wheat Cultivars and Its Relationship with Dough Quality

Genetic variability of high molecular weight glutenin subunits and low molecular weight glutenin subunits composition at the Glu-1 loci in Triticum aestivum L., and T. durum L., wheat was studied using sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and polymerase chain reaction based markers. The end use quality of wheat is mainly influenced by the composition of glutenin protein. Aestivum cultivar GW-273 showed highest gluten index (94.4%) and sedimentation value (61 mL). GW-273 and GW-322 showed highest Glu-1 score of 10 out of 10, indicating superior dough quality for bread making. Results from glutenin protein separation using electrophoresis revealed that selected Indian wheat cultivars were abundant in high molecular weight glutenin subunits AxNull allele, which is responsible for poor quality. Gene specific polymerase chain reaction using high molecular weight glutenin subunits and low molecular weight glutenin subunits primers showed Dx5 and Dy10 in only two cultivars GW-273 and GW-322, which is responsible for good dough quality. Sequencing of high molecular weight glutenin subunits Dx5 gene fragment showed four cysteine at the N-terminal end. Cysteine residues are helpful in intermolecular disulfide bond formation among different glutenin and gliadins proteins leading to good elasticity of dough.     

Rebuilding gluten network of damaged wheat by means of glucose oxidase treatment

The disrupted gluten structure of infested wheat flours leads to low‐quality doughs unusable in bread‐making processes. Enzymes are replacing chemical treatments in the food industry as a tool to treat weak flours. Glucose oxidase is one of the most promising oxidative enzymes, although its efficiency compared with the alcohol‐soluble fraction of gluten proteins has not yet been demonstrated. If this enzyme could restore the broken covalent bonds between glutenin subunits, the gluten network of damaged wheat flour would recover its native structure and functionality. This treatment would allow bakers to use damaged flour, reducing the economic losses caused by this plague around Europe and North Africa. Electrophoretic studies demonstrated the formation of high‐molecular‐weight aggregates in the glutenin fraction, which had a characteristic thermal stability depending on enzyme dosage. Those molecular studies agreed with the bread‐making assays made with maximum enzyme dosage and microstructure determination. Overall results showed that glucose oxidase is a real alternative to traditionally used chemical oxidants. It acted specifically on the high‐molecular‐weight glutenin subunits of damaged wheat, forming dityrosine crosslinks between the wheat proteins, which reinforced the gluten network and gave away the dough functionality. Copyright © 2007 Society of Chemical Industry     

Biotechnology of Wheat Quality

Wheat gluten proteins are largely responsible for the visco-elastic properties that allow doughs to be processed into bread and various other food products including cakes, biscuits (cookies), pasta and noodles. Detailed biochemical and biophysical studies are revealing details of the molecular structures and interactions of the individual gluten proteins, and their roles in determining the functional properties of gluten. In particular, one group of gluten proteins, the high molecular weight (HMW) subunits of glutenin, have been studied in detail because of their role in determining the strength (elasticity) of doughs. The development of robust transformation systems for bread wheat is now allowing the role of the HMW subunits to be explored experimentally, by manipulating their amount and composition in transgenic plants. Such studies should lead to improvement of the processing properties of wheat for traditional end uses and the development of novel end uses in food processing or as raw material for other industries. © 1997 SCI.     

Wheat gluten: high molecular weight glutenin subunits--structure, genetics, and relation to dough elasticity

ABSTRACT:  Gluten proteins, representing the major protein fraction of the starchy endosperm, are predominantly responsible for the unique position of wheat amongst cereals. These form a continuous proteinaceous matrix in the cells of the mature dry grain and form a continuous viscoelastic network during the mixing process of dough development. These viscoelastic properties underline the utilization of wheat to prepare bread and other wheat flour based foodstuffs. One group of gluten proteins is glutenin, which consists of high molecular weight (HMW) and low molecular weight (LMW) subunits. The HMW glutenin subunits (HMW-GS) are particularly important for determining dough elasticity. The common wheat possesses 3 to 5 HMW subunits encoded at the Glu-1 loci on the long arms of group 1 chromosomes (1A, 1B, and 1D). The presence of certain HMW subunits is positively correlated with good bread-making quality. Glutamine-rich repetitive sequences that comprise the central part of the HMW subunits are actually responsible for the elastic properties due to extensive arrays of interchain hydrogen bonds. Genetic engineering can be used to manipulate the amount and composition of the HMW subunits, leading to either increased dough strength or more drastic changes in gluten structure and properties.     

Functional and multiple end‐use characterisation of Canadian wheat using a reconstituted dough system

Three Canadian wheat cultivars representing the Canada Western Red Spring, Canada Western Extra Strong and Canada Prairie Spring classes, varying in protein content yet containing similar high‐molecular‐weight glutenin subunits, were evaluated for dough functionality and multiple end‐use properties. The effect of protein content on dough properties and end‐product quality was also studied. Gluten, starch and water‐soluble components were extracted from the flours and reconstituted to make up three samples for each variety to match the protein content of the three parent flours. Empirical and dynamic dough rheological properties, baking (bread and tortilla) performance and noodle‐making properties of the flours were determined using small‐scale techniques. Results indicated that protein content had a significant effect on rheological and end‐use quality of wheat flours. Increase in protein content (of the reconstituted dough) increased mixograph peak height (r = 0.761), peak width, maximum resistance to extension and end‐product quality characteristics such as loaf volume (r = 0.906), noodle firmness and cutting force and decreased storage and loss moduli. Reconstituted flours from the three varieties at the same protein content also showed significant differences in mixing time, mixograph peak height, maximum resistance to extension, composite fineness of pan bread, tortilla diameter, cooked noodle hardness, gumminess and dynamic viscosity of dough. This study indicates that a simple reconstituted dough system can provide an unambiguous assignment of the quantitative and qualitative effects of dough components on dough properties. It has the advantages that any aspect of flour composition can be manipulated and details of the relation between composition and functional behaviour can be obtained for any end‐product. Copyright © 2003 Crown in the right of Canada. Published by Society of Chemical Industry     

Comparative proteome analysis of glutenin synthesis and accumulation in developing grains between superior and poor quality bread wheat cultivars

BACKGROUND: Wheat glutenins are the major determinants of wheat quality. In this study, grains at the development stage from three wheat cultivars (Jimai 20, Jin 411 and Zhoumai 16) with different bread‐making quality were harvested based on thermal times from 150 °C_d to 750 °C_d, and were used to investigate glutenin accumulation patterns and their relationships with wheat quality. RESULTS: High and low molecular weight glutenin subunits (HMW‐GSs and LMW‐GSs) were synthesised concurrently. No obvious correlations between HMW/LMW glutenin ratios and dough property were observed. Accumulation levels of HMW‐GSs and LMW‐GSs as well as 1Bx13 + 1By16 and 1Dx4 + 1Dy12 subunits were higher in superior gluten quality cultivar Jimain 20 than in poor quality cultivar Jing 411 and Zhoumai 16. According to the results of two‐dimensional gel electrophoresis, six types of accumulation patterns in LMW‐GSs were identified and classified. The possible relationships between individual LMW‐GSs and gluten quality were established. CONCLUSION: The high accumulation level of HMW‐GSs and LMW‐GSs as well as 1Bx13 + 1By16 and 1Dx4 + 1Dy12 subunits contributed to the superior gluten quality of Jimai 20. Two highly expressed and 16 specifically expressed LMW glutenin subunits in Jimain 20 had positive effects on dough quality, while 17 specifically expressed subunits in Zhoumai 16 and Jing 411 appeared to have negative effects on gluten quality. Copyright © 2011 Society of Chemical Industry     

The polypeptide composition,structural properties and antioxidant capacity of gluten proteins of diverse bread and durum wheat varieties,and their relationship to the rheological performance of dough

The aim of this study was to compare five bread and five durum wheat genotypes for gliadins and glutenins profiles, the concentration of free sulphhydryl groups and disulphide bonds, antioxidant capacity of gluten proteins and their bread‐making performance. On average, bread wheat had significantly higher concentration of total sulphur‐rich (S‐rich) and sulphur‐poor (S‐poor) subunits of gliadins, as well as total low molecular weight (LMW) and high molecular weight (HMW) subunits of glutenins than durum wheat. However, durum wheat had higher concentration of S‐rich γ‐gliadins and S‐poor D‐LMW‐glutenins, but did not possess S‐poor ω‐gliadins. The concentration of disulphide bonds and total cysteine was higher in the durum gluten than that in the bread gluten, as well as antioxidant capacity (on average 90.6 vs. 85.9 mmol Trolox Eq kg^?1, respectively). In contrast to the bread wheat, the concentration of HMW‐glutenins was negatively associated with extensibility, as well as resistance to extension in durum wheat flour dough.     

Degradation of gluten proteins by Fusarium species and their impact on the grain quality of bread wheat

The protein quality of wheat, the most important crop worldwide, is affected by the presence of fungi, mainly those belonging to the Fusarium genus. The aim of this study is to analyze the effects of Fusarium spp. on ground wheat grains quality by measuring gluten strength and quantifying the gliadin/glutenin content. A total of 23 Fusarium spp. isolates and two bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes with contrasting baking quality were used in the investigation. The results of SDS sedimentation test (SDSS) revealed that the presence of Fusarium species significantly affected the gluten strength negatively; while F. pseudograminearum and F. graminearum are the species that predominantly affected the SDSS values. Principal component analysis of gluten composition showed that the effect of Fusarium species on gluten composition depended on the wheat genotypes analyzed. Cluster analysis revealed that all the Fusarium species used as inoculum produced severe effects on grain quality and gluten composition on both the genotypes. In summary, our results showed that the presence of Fusarium spp. impaired storage proteins affecting the wheat dough properties. Therefore, constant monitoring is necessary to reduce the presence of Fusarium in the food chain for reducing the negative potential impact on bread quality.     

Studies on protein and its high‐molecular‐weight subunit composition in relation to chapati‐making quality of Indian wheat cultivars

In order to predict the suitability of wheat for chapati making, 15 Indian wheat cultivars were studied for various protein characteristics in relation to chapati‐making quality. The cultivars varied considerably in their protein characteristics and chapati‐making potential. Results clearly indicated that both quantitative and qualitative characteristics of proteins influenced the chapati‐making potential of cultivars. Puffed height, the important qualitative parameter of chapati, was positively correlated with protein content (r = 0.62, p < 0.05), gluten content (r = 0.79, p < 0.01), sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) sedimentation value (r = 0.57, p < 0.05) and Glu‐1 quality scores of high‐molecular‐weight (HMW) subunits (r = 0.66, p < 0.01). Overall quality score of chapati was positively correlated with gluten content (r = 0.64, p < 0.01), SDS sedimentation value (r = 0.60, p < 0.05) and Glu‐1 score (r = 0.58, p < 0.05). HMW subunit composition varied considerably among cultivars. Cultivars having 5 + 10 subunits at the Glu‐1D chromosome, a protein content of about 130 g kg^?1 and SDS sedimentation value around 75 ml yielded excellent chapatis, while those having 2 + 12 subunits, a protein content of about 115 g kg^?1 and SDS sedimentation value around 55 ml resulted in poor chapatis. Interestingly, the presence of the 1BL/1RS chromosome in cultivars had no adverse effect on chapati quality. © 2003 Society of Chemical Industry