Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The albumin contained in milk and obtained from whey.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An albuminous substance resembling serum, albumin which is found in milk.
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- noun biochemistry The
albumin content ofmilk
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun albumin occurring in milk
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Examples
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Scientists at the Cleveland Clinic are working on a vaccine against the protein alpha-lactalbumin, which is only found in breast cancer cells and mammary cells of lactating women.
Jezebel 2010
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Whey protein contains proteins like alpha-lactalbumin which is is rich in sulphur-containing amino acids.
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Both lactalbumin and lactoglobulin are names of whey proteins.
Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate Steve Carper 2008
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Then the whey protein called alpha-lactalbumin bonds them together to make the complex sugar we know as lactose.
Answers to Questions from Readers, part 15 Steve Carper 2008
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And whenever they used the GM line that had less protein, they compensated by adding lactalbumin (a superior quality milk protein) so that the overall protein content was equal between all groups.
Jeffrey Smith: Biotech Propaganda Cooks Dangers Out of GM Potatoes 2010
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Alpha-lactalbumin has a protein efficiency ratio of 4.
Think Progress » VIDEO: David Corn Confronts Rove On Lying About Plame Leak 2006
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Alpha-lactalbumin has a protein efficiency ratio of 4.
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Alpha-lactalbumin has a protein efficiency ratio of 4.
Think Progress » “Bush Was Right!” — The New Hit Single Ready to Rock a Generation 2005
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Alpha-lactalbumin has a protein efficiency ratio of 4.
Think Progress » Scottie in Denial: White House Still Clinging to “Same Intelligence” Myth 2005
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Alpha-lactalbumin has a protein efficiency ratio of 4.
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