ovomucoid

ovomucoid

English

Etymology

ovo- +‎ mucoid

Noun

ovomucoid (plural ovomucoids)

1. (biochemistry) A protein, present in egg white, which, unlike ovalbumin, is heat-stable
   • 2015 August 2, Karin Hoffmann-Sommergruber, Sabine Pfeifer, Merima Bublin, “Applications of Molecular Diagnostic Testing in Food Allergy”, in Current Allergy and Asthma Reports‎, volume 15, DOI:10.1007/s11882-015-0557-6:

     In parallel, egg extract and Gal d 1, ovomucoid, and cow’s milk extract and Bos d 8, casein, were applied.