Foetal and neonatal albumins in bovines: some biochemical and immunochemical properties.
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.
D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001961:Bromcresol Green; D002417:Cattle; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007122:Immunoelectrophoresis; D007525:Isoelectric Focusing; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011247:Pregnancy; D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification
D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine; D001961:Bromcresol Green