Molecular Design of Soluble Zein Protein Sequences

Zein is an insoluble prolamin protein extracted from corn that has various applications including organic coatings and encapsulation for candy, fruit, and pills. It is renewable, biodegradable and relatively inexpensive to produce. Incorporating a tunable solubility into zein presents many additional commercial and biomedical opportunities and may simplify processing of the material. In recent years, the sequence-based solubility prediction software made it possible to perform large scale predictions.