what is albumin?

Answer 1

Essential protein in the blood. Necessary for osmosis to occur.

Answer 2

Albumin refers generally to any protein with water solubility, which is moderately soluble in concentrated salt solutions, and experiences heat coagulation (protein denaturation). Substances containing albumin, such as egg white, are called albuminoids. The most wellknown types of albumin is the serum albumin in the blood, but there is also the storage protein ovalbumin in egg white, and different storage albumins in the seeds of some plants. Serum albumin is the most abundant blood plasma protein and is produced in the liver and forms a large proportion of all plasma protein. The human version is human serum albumin, and it normally constitutes about 60% of human plasma protein; all other proteins present in blood plasma are referred to collectively as globulins. They function as transport proteins for several steroid hormones and for fatty acids.

Answer 3

Albumin is a protein that is made in the liver and released into the blood. It helps prevent blood from leaking out of blood vessels, and it carries medications and other substances through the blood. It is also important for tissue growth and healing. When albumin levels drop, fluid may collect in the ankles (pedal edema), lungs (pulmonary edema), or belly (ascites).

Answer 4

its latin for white of the egg

class of water-soluble, heat-coagulating proteins. Albumins are widely distributed in plant and animal tissues, e.g., ovalbumin of egg, myogen of muscle, serum albumin of blood, lactalbumin of milk, legumelin of peas, and leucosin of wheat. Separation of serum albumins from other blood proteins can be carried out by electrophoresis or by fractional precipitation with various salts. Albumins normally constitute about 55% of the plasma proteins. They adhere chemically to various substances in the blood, e.g., amino acids, and thus play a role in their transport. Albumins and other proteins of the blood aid significantly in regulating the distribution of water and maintenance of proper osmotic pressure in the body. Albumins are also used in textile printing, in the fixation of dyes, in sugar refining, and in other important processes.

Answer 5

albumin is the largest protein in our body,it plays a major role in our health;such as,low albumin stores indicate poor nutrition. Egg whites are albumin

Answer 6

Protein in blood, maintains the proper amount of water in the blood.

Answer 7

The major protein in serum.

Answer 8

It is a water-soluble protein found in blood and egg-whites.

Answer 9

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