Albumen (disambiguation)
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Albumen is the white of an egg. It contains albumin proteins.
Albumin
is a class of several hundred proteins.
Albumen or Albumin may also refer to:
Albumin
Albumin
Albumin refers generally to any protein that is water soluble, which is moderately soluble in concentrated salt solutions, and experiences heat denaturation. They are commonly found in blood plasma, and are unique to other blood proteins in that they are not glycosylated...
is a class of several hundred proteins.
Albumen or Albumin may also refer to:
- Serum albuminSerum albuminSerum albumin, often referred to simply as albumin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ALB gene.Serum albumin is the most abundant plasma protein in mammals. Albumin is essential for maintaining the osmotic pressure needed for proper distribution of body fluids between intravascular...
, a protein, encoded by the ALB gene in humans - Operation Albumen, a series of sabotages against airfields on occupied Crete in 1942
- Albumen (album)Albumen (Album)Albumen is the first studio album by British electronic funk band The Egg and was released in 1996.-Track listing:All songs written by Ned Scott, Maff Scott, Ben Cullum and Matt White# "The Fat Boy Goes To The Cinema"# "Time To Enjoy"...
, by The Egg
See also
- Human serum albuminHuman serum albuminHuman serum albumin is the most abundant protein in human blood plasma. It is produced in the liver. Albumin constitutes about half of the blood serum protein...
– the human variant - Bovine serum albuminBovine serum albuminBovine serum albumin is a serum albumin protein derived from cows. It is often used as a protein concentration standard....
– the cow variant - EndospermEndospermEndosperm is the tissue produced inside the seeds of most flowering plants around the time of fertilization. It surrounds the embryo and provides nutrition in the form of starch, though it can also contain oils and protein. This makes endosperm an important source of nutrition in human diet...
, tissue produced in the seeds of most flowering plants - Albumen printAlbumen printThe albumen print, also called albumen silver print, was invented in 1850 by Louis Désiré Blanquart-Evrard, and was the first commercially exploitable method of producing a photographic print on a paper base from a negative...
, method of producing a print on a paper base from a negative using egg white