Summarizes the chemistry, genetics, metabolism, clinical implications, and commercial aspects of albumin. This book provides the sequences, structures, and compositions of many species, and includes more than 2000 references. It covers medical and cell culture applications in vivo and in vitro, with a section on handling albumin in the laboratory.

The first of its kind, "All About Albumin" summarizes the chemistry, genetics, metabolism, clinical implications, and commercial aspects of albumin. It provides the most up-to-date sequences, structures, and compositions of many species, and includes more than 2000 references. Its key features are: includes up-to-date sequences, structures, and compositions of many species; reviews the protein chemistry, genetic control, and metabolism of albumin; covers medical and cell culture applications in vivo and in vitro, with a section on handling albumin in the laboratory; presents the relationship of albumin to its superfamily with an updated scheme for their evolution; and, offers first complete coverage of all aspects of serum albumin in one volume, with more than 2000 references.

A Historical Perspective. The Albumin Molecule: Its Structure and Chemical Properties. Ligand Binding by Albumin. Genetics: The Albumin Gene. Metabolism: Albumin in the Body. Clinical Aspects: Albumin in Medicine. Practical Aspects: Albumin in the Laboratory. Subject Index.