conalbumin

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noun biology One of the two major types of albumin found in egg white (the other being ovalbumin), which isolates and sequesters metallic contaminants in the egg white.

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And another, called conalbumin, that deprives microbes of iron, which they need to grow.

With Salmonella, It's A Chicken-Or-Egg Conundrum 2010
And another, called conalbumin, that deprives microbes of iron, which they need to grow.

With Salmonella, It's A Chicken-Or-Egg Conundrum 2010
And another, called conalbumin, that deprives microbes of iron, which they need to grow.

With Salmonella, It's A Chicken-Or-Egg Conundrum 2010
And another, called conalbumin, that deprives microbes of iron, which they need to grow.

With Salmonella, It's A Chicken-Or-Egg Conundrum 2010
And another, called conalbumin, that deprives microbes of iron, which they need to grow.

With Salmonella, It's A Chicken-Or-Egg Conundrum 2010
And another, called conalbumin, that deprives microbes of iron, which they need to grow.

With Salmonella, It's A Chicken-Or-Egg Conundrum 2010
And another, called conalbumin, that deprives microbes of iron, which they need to grow.

With Salmonella, It's A Chicken-Or-Egg Conundrum 2010
And another, called conalbumin, that deprives microbes of iron, which they need to grow.

With Salmonella, It's A Chicken-Or-Egg Conundrum 2010
And another, called conalbumin, that deprives microbes of iron, which they need to grow.

With Salmonella, It's A Chicken-Or-Egg Conundrum 2010
And another, called conalbumin, that deprives microbes of iron, which they need to grow.

With Salmonella, It's A Chicken-Or-Egg Conundrum 2010