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What (who) is Albumin - definition

FAMILY OF GLOBULAR PROTEINS

Albumins; Albuminoid; Albumin color; Albumin receptor; Albuminoid family

Albumin

·noun A thick, viscous nitrogenous substance, which is the chief and characteristic constituent of white of eggs and of the serum of blood, and is found in other animal substances, both fluid and solid, also in many plants. It is soluble in water and is coagulated by heat and by certain chemical reagents.

albumin

['albj?m?n]

¦ noun Biochemistry a water-soluble form of protein, coagulable by heat, found especially in blood serum and egg white.

Derivatives

albuminous al'bju:m?n?s adjective

Origin

C19: from Fr. albumine, based on L. albumen, albumin- (see albumen).

albumin

Albumin is a protein that is found in blood plasma, egg white, and some other substances.

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Wikipedia

Albumin

Albumin is a family of globular proteins, the most common of which are the serum albumins. All of the proteins of the albumin family are water-soluble, moderately soluble in concentrated salt solutions, and experience heat denaturation. Albumins are commonly found in blood plasma and differ from other blood proteins in that they are not glycosylated. Substances containing albumins are called albuminoids.

A number of blood transport proteins are evolutionarily related in the albumin family, including serum albumin, alpha-fetoprotein, vitamin D-binding protein and afamin. This family is only found in vertebrates.

Albumins in a less strict sense can mean other proteins that coagulate under certain conditions. See § Other albumin types for lactalbumin, ovalbumin and plant "2S albumin".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albumin

Examples of use of Albumin

1. Albumin is pasteurized, a process that destroys the HIV virus.

2. Albumin is a primary protein in human plasma that is important in maintaining blood volume.

3. The system was not completely free of animal proteins, as the albumin was purified from cows.

4. Its third variety of rice makes serum albumin, a blood protein used in medical therapies.

5. The team plans to use synthetic albumin eventually when it becomes available.