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Encyclopedia > Albumin

Albumin can refer to

  • ovalbumin, the principal protein in egg white
  • albumins, a group of proteins including serum albumin and together constituting roughly 60% of the protein in blood plasma. Albumins are important in regulating blood volume by maintaining the osmotic pressure of the blood compartment and for transporting fatty acids, thyroid hormones, some steroid hormones, and other substances in the bloodstream.

The egg white is a clear liquid (also called albumen or ovalbumin) contained within a birds egg. ... You may be looking for albumen, or egg white. ... You may be looking for albumen, or egg white. ... You may be looking for albumen, or egg white. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into serum albumin. ... Bovine serum albumin (BSA) can be used as a diluent or a blocking agent in numerous applications including ELISAs (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay), blots and immunohistochemistry. ...

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Albumin - LoveToKnow 1911 (2283 words)
The albumins contain in all cases the elements carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulphur and oxygen; their composition, however, varies within certain limits: C= 50-55%, H = 6.9-7'.3%,N = 15-19%,S =0.32.4%7 0=1 92 4%, General char- crystallized albumin is C = 51.48%, H = 6.76%, N= acters.
Albumins (as classified above) are soluble in water, dilute acids and alkalies, and in saturated neutral salt solutions; they are coagulated by heat.
An important nucleo-proteid is haemoglobulin or haemoglobin, the colouring matter of the red blood corpuscles of vertebrates; a related substance, haemocyanin, in which the iron of haemoglobin is replaced by copper, occurs in the blood of cephalopods and crayfish.
What's all this fuss about albumin? (1852 words)
Albumin is an intravascular protein with a concentration of approx 40 g/l.
Remember that albumin is the main protein both in the plasma and in the interstitium and it is the COP gradient rather than the absolute plasma value that is important: this is what distinguishes hypoalbuminaemia derived from redistribution (capillary leak) from that of pure full body deficiency.
Albumin is an important intravascular and extravascular protein; it contributes strongly to the maintenance of colloid osmotic pressure.
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