Definition of lactalbumin in English:
lactalbumin
noun lakˈtalbjʊmɪnˌlaktalˈbyo͞omən
mass nounBiochemistry A protein or mixture of similar proteins occurring in milk, obtained after the removal of casein and soluble in a salt solution.
Example sentencesExamples
- WPC contains biological compounds, like lactoferrin, alpha lactalbumin, immunoglobins and beta lactoglobins, affecting everything from your immune system to nitrogen balance to fat loss.
- Products containing lactic acid, lactalbumin, lactate and casein do not contain lactose.
- Popov and Poo measured the diffusion of fluorescently labeled lactalbumin, ovalbumin, and bovine serum albumin in neurites of growing Xenopus neurons after protein microinjection into the soma.
- Antibodies to the principal cow's milk proteins were analyzed, including casein, [alpha] lactalbumin, and [beta] lactoglobulin.
- The active site of peptidoglycan lysis is disrupted in lactalbumin.
Origin
Late 19th century: from lacto- 'of milk' + albumin.