Aleurone (from Greek aleuron, flour)'s a protein found in protein granules of maturing seeds and tubers. The term's also used for the outermost cell layer of the seed coat, the aleurone layer. Aleurone protein Aleurones can have two different morphological features, homogenous and heterogeneous. The homogenous aleurone consists of similar protein bodies (for example Phaseolus vulgaris) while the heterogeneous aleurone consists of granules of different shapes and types of proteins covered with a… (More on Aleurone)