Difference between Albumin and Albumen
What is the difference between Albumin and Albumen?
Albumin as a noun is a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty acids, and thyroid hormones and play a role in stabilizing extracellular fluid volume while Albumen as a noun is the white part of an egg; being mostly the protein albumin and water.
Albumin
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty acids, and thyroid hormones and play a role in stabilizing extracellular fluid volume
Albumen
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The white part of an egg; being mostly the protein albumin and water.
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