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FOETAL AND NEONATAL ALBUMINS IN BOVINES: SOME BIOCHEMICAL AND IMMUNOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES
Author(s) -
Montiel Nola,
Gallango ML,
Arends T
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
australian journal of experimental biology and medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.999
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1440-1711
pISSN - 0004-945X
DOI - 10.1038/icb.1980.38
Subject(s) - albumin , human albumin , bovine serum albumin , staining , serum albumin , biochemistry , egg albumin , chemistry , biology , endocrinology , medicine , andrology , chromatography , genetics
Summary A study is presented of bovine foetal albumin, a serum protein present in newborns less than 15 days old. As a result of the biochemical and immunochemical analyses, and of the comparison carried out with human foetal albumin, it was concluded that: 1) They share certain characteristics, such as molecular weight, behaviour in the presence of reducing agents, and a great affinity for staining agents. 2) Bovine foetal albumin has a slower electrophoretic mobility than that of the corresponding adult albumin, this aspect differentiating it from human foetal albumin which is faster than human adult albumin.