ovalbumin
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Ovalbumin — is the main protein found in egg white, making up 60 65% of the total protein.[1] Ovalbumin displays sequence and three dimensional homology to the serpin superfamily, but unlike most serpins it is not a serine protease inhibitor.[2] The function … Wikipedia
Ovalbumin — (Gallus gallus) Bändermodell von zwei Seiten nach PDB … Deutsch Wikipedia
Ovalbumin — O val*bu min ([=o] v[a^]l*b[=u] m[i^]n), Ovalbumen O val*bu men ([=o] v[a^]l*b[=u] m[e^]n), n. [Ovum + albumin.] (Physiol. Chem.) The albumin from white of eggs; egg albumin; in distinction from {serum albumin}. See {Albumin}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ovalbumin — noun Date: circa 1836 1. the principal albumin of white of egg; especially the crystalline part of egg albumins 2. dried whites of eggs … New Collegiate Dictionary
ovalbumin — A major protein constituent of egg white. A phosphoprotein of 386 amino acids (44 kD) with one N linked oligosaccharide chain. Synthesis is stimulated by oestrogen. The gene, of which there is only one in the chicken genome, has eight exons and… … Dictionary of molecular biology
ovalbumin — /ov al byooh min, oh val /, n. Biochem. the principal protein of egg white. [1825 35; contr. and respelling of LL ovi albumen (L ovi album) egg white; see OVUM, ALBUMEN] * * * … Universalium
ovalbumin — noun A glycoprotein which is the primary constituent of egg white … Wiktionary
Ovalbumin — Ov|al|bu|min [↑ Ovo u. ↑ Albumin] ein phosphoryliertes Glykoprotein als Hauptprotein (↑ Serpin) des Eiklars, MG 44 500, mit 385 Aminosäureresten u. 3,2 % Kohlenhydraten (Mannose u. Glucosamin) … Universal-Lexikon
Ovalbumin — Ov|al|bu|min* das; s, e <zu ↑ovo... u. ↑Albumin> Eiweißkörper des Eiklars … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
ovalbumin — [əʊ valbjʊmɪn] noun Biochemistry albumin from the white of eggs. Origin C19: from L. ovi albumen albumen of egg , alt. on the pattern of albumin … English new terms dictionary
