serum albumin

American  

noun

1. Biochemistry. the principal protein of blood plasma, important in osmotic regulation of the blood and transport of metabolites.

2. the commercial form of this substance, used in dye preparations, foodstuffs, and in medicine especially in the treatment of shock.

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serum albumin British  

noun

1. a form of albumin that is the most abundant protein constituent of blood plasma See also albumin

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Etymology

Origin of serum albumin

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Human serum albumin is the most abundant protein in human blood plasma and is synthesized in the liver.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The formula relies on combining human serum albumin, the most abundant protein in blood plasma, with water and the dust and rock on other planets.

From Washington Post • Sep. 17, 2021

Irradiated chickens with no bursae produced no antibodies when injected with either bovine serum albumin, a protein derived from cattle, or the bacterium Brucella abortus.

From Nature • Jan. 5, 2015

So is serum albumin; although extracted from plasma, this can be filtered and heated sufficiently to make it noninfectious.

From Time Magazine Archive

Three kinds of proteids are found in the plasma, called serum albumin, serum globulin, and fibrinogen.

From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.