albumin

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

albumen ovalbumin serum albumin white cytoplasm whit fibrinogen protein additive coloring hemoglobin endosperm curd haemoglobin tannin
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Antonyms

toxic chemicals

Hypernyms

simple protein

Hyponyms

ricin lactalbumin serum albumin ricin toxin

Phrases with the word

albumin-binding blood albumin blood serum albumin egg albumin human serum albumin albumin in blood

Examples

After working out techniques for freeze-drying, buffering with albumin, and assuring sterility, potency, and safety, Scott applied to the FDA for investigational drug use, and began manufacturing botulinum type A neurotoxin in his San Francisco lab. Source: Internet

A myristyric acid molecule is attached to this analogue, which in turn associates the insulin molecule to the abundant serum albumin, which in turn extends the effect and reduces the risk of hypoglycemia. Source: Internet

As an example, the important blood serum protein albumin contains 585 amino acid residues. Source: Internet

For instance, an arbitrarily chosen 50-nucleotide DNA fragment encoding for the Bos taurus (cattle) albumin mRNA was subjected to test-tube evolution to derive a catalytic DNA (DNAzyme) with RNA-cleavage activity. Source: Internet

Albuminuria release of the protein albumin in urine. Source: Internet

For example, albumin is first synthesized as preproalbumin and contains an uncleaved signal peptide. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

albumenize albumenizer albumenoid albumin in blood albumin in plasma albumin in serum