Ovalbumin

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Ovalbumin (OA) is the main protein found in egg white^[1]. OA function is unknown and it is presumed to be a storage protein.

3D Structures of ovalbumin

Update February 2013

1ova – cOA – chicken

1jti – cOA (mutant)

1uhg – cS-OA
3vvj - OA - emu

References

1. ↑ Castellano AC, Barteri M, Bianconi A, Bruni F, Della Longa S, Paolinelli C. Conformational changes involved in the switch from ovalbumin to S-ovalbumin. Z Naturforsch C. 1996 May-Jun;51(5-6):379-85. PMID:8663899