albumins
Sign in to saveAlbumin is a family of globular proteins, the most common of which are the serum albumins. All of the proteins of the albumin family are water-soluble, moderately soluble in concentrated salt solutions, and experience heat denaturation. Albumins are commonly found in blood plasma and differ from other blood proteins in that they are not glycosylated. Substances containing albumins are called albuminoids.
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Albumin is a common type of protein found in your blood that dissolves in water and can be affected by heat. These proteins are important because they play a key role in blood composition and are distinct from other blood proteins in that they lack a type of sugar coating called glycosylation.
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Key facts
- Protein family.Symbol
- Serum_albumin
- Protein family.Name
- Serum albumin family
- Protein family.image
- PDB 1ao6 EBI.jpg
- Protein family.caption
- Structure of serum albumin.
- Protein family.Pfam
- PF00273
- Protein family.Pfam_clan
- CL0282
- Protein family.InterPro
- IPR014760
- Protein family.SMART
- SM00103
- Protein family.PROSITE
- PS51438
- Protein family.SCOP
- 1ao6
- Protein family.PDB
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- Function
- Classification
- Other albumin types
- Structure
- Forensic detection
- Etymology
- See also
- References
- External links
Albumin is a family of globular proteins, the most common of which are the serum albumins. All of the proteins of the albumin family are water-soluble, moderately soluble in concentrated salt solutions, and experience heat denaturation. Albumins are commonly found in blood plasma and differ from other blood proteins in that they are not glycosylated. Substances containing albumins are called albuminoids.
A number of blood transport proteins are evolutionarily related in the albumin family, including serum albumin, alpha-fetoprotein, vitamin D-binding protein and afamin. This family is only found in vertebrates.