plakalbumin
nounUK /plækˈælbjʊmɪn/
US /plækˈælbjəmɪn/
A changed kind of egg white protein made when an enzyme cuts it.
The scientist studied plakalbumin to learn how proteins change shape.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A protein fragment produced when a digestive enzyme acts on egg white.
Plakalbumin formed after the enzyme was added to the egg white sample.
3. A laboratory example used to show how enzymes split proteins.
Students learned about plakalbumin in their biochemistry class.
4. A modified form of ovalbumin with a small piece removed.
The change turned ovalbumin into plakalbumin.