ovalbumin

IPA: ˈoʊvæɫbjˈumʌn

noun

  • (biochemistry) A glycoprotein which is the primary constituent of egg white.
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Examples of "ovalbumin" in Sentences

  • Chicken ovalbumin upstream promoter transcription factor.
  • The COUP acronym stands for chicken ovalbumin upstream promoter.
  • Two amino acid storage proteins in animals are casein and ovalbumin.
  • Besides ovalbumin, there's also chicken and many other sources of protein.
  • Portions of the major egg-white protein ovalbumin appear to be the usual culprits.
  • So when the raw foam is cooked, ovalbumin more than doubles the amount of solid protein reinforcement in the bubble walls.
  • Because influenza and yellow fever vaccines are both made in eggs, egg proteins (primarily ovalbumin) are present in the final product.
  • The egg yolk is suspended in the egg white known more formally as albumen or ovalbumin by one or two spiral bands of tissue called the chalazae.
  • The immune system of sensitive people interprets these parts of ovalbumin to be a threat, and mounts a massive and self-destructive defense that can take the form of fatal shock.
  • In the oven, the dissolved sugar hangs onto the water molecules and so delays their evaporation in the high heat until after ovalbumin has had time to coagulate and reinforce the raw foam.
  • Because influenza and yellow fever vaccines are both made in eggs, egg proteins (primarily ovalbumin) are present in the final products and are in sufficient quantities to cause allergic reactions in susceptible patients.

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