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ALBUMIN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-02-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
- Nutritive Elements (Biological Sciences)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- albumin
1, record 1, English, albumin
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- albumen 2, record 1, English, albumen
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of a group of water-soluble proteins of wide occurrence in such natural products as milk (lactalbumin), blood serum, and eggs (ovalbumin). 3, record 1, English, - albumin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A group of simple proteins composed of nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur that are soluble in water. Albumin is usually derived from egg white and employed as an emulsifier in foods and cosmetics. 4, record 1, English, - albumin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "albumin" is often used wrongly to denote all proteins. 5, record 1, English, - albumin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Albumen: Egg white; dried egg white. By convention the pure protein is spelled "albumin" and commercial egg white is called "albumen". 6, record 1, English, - albumin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
"Albumen", although considered by some sources a synonym of "albumin", is a specific term compared to the latter. 7, record 1, English, - albumin
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
- Éléments nutritifs (Sciences biologiques)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- albumine
1, record 1, French, albumine
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- albumen 2, record 1, French, albumen
avoid, masculine noun, archaic
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nom générique ancien des matières azotées, coagulables par la chaleur et fournissant, par hydrolyse, des acides aminés. Plus spécialement, de nos jours, les protéines solubles dans l'eau, thermocoagulables, non précipitables de leurs solutions aqueuses par le chlorure de sodium ou le sulfate de magnésium, non précipitables, enfin, à froid, par l'acide acétique. 3, record 1, French, - albumine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nom générique de substances qui comprennent du carbone, de l'azote, de l'oxygène et de l'hydrogène. Ces substance appartiennent au groupe des protéines et on les trouve dans le sérum sanguin (sérum-albumine), l'œuf (l'ovalbumine), le lait (lactalbumine), et le muscle (myoalbumine), ainsi que dans certains végétaux. 2, record 1, French, - albumine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme «albumine» est employé improprement pour désigner l'ensemble des protéines. 4, record 1, French, - albumine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
albumine : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 5, record 1, French, - albumine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Bioquímica
- Elementos nutritivos (Ciencias biológicas)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- albúmina
1, record 1, Spanish, alb%C3%BAmina
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Proteína que existe en casi todos los tejidos animales y en muchos vegetales, es soluble en agua y coagulable por el calor. 2, record 1, Spanish, - alb%C3%BAmina
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compuesto químico perteneciente a los holoproteidos, dentro de los albuminoides. 3, record 1, Spanish, - alb%C3%BAmina
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