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Antibacterial properties
Lysozyme is an enzyme occurring naturally in egg white, human tears, saliva, and other body fluids, capable of destroying the cell walls of certain bacteria and thereby acting as a mild antiseptic. Gram-negative bacteria are drug resistant micro-organisms that produce lysozyme.
may be because of toomany disulfide linkages
It is chalaza, but it is basically just a thicker part of the egg white, its function is to keep the yolk in the center of the egg
Egg white contains approximately 40 different proteins. Below is a list of the proteins found in egg whites. * Ovalbumin * Ovotransferrin * Ovomucoid Human tears: Lactoferrin, lysozyme, igA
Egg white holds the position of the embryo in the core (middle) of an egg shell.
Occurs naturally in egg white, human tears, saliva, and other body fluids capable of destroying the cell walls of certain bacteria and acts as a mild antiseptic.
The egg white, or albumen, is 90% water and 10% dissolved protein. It's function for the developing chick is to provide nutrition in addition to the yolk.
The egg yolk is the part of the egg which feeds the developing embryo. The egg white protects the egg yolk and and provides additional nutrition for the growth of the embryo.
it gives the meringue that sticky poof that is needed
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You use either albumen or egg white in marshmallows because it will make its texture light and fluffy. To make marshmallows, egg whites are beaten and then added to a sugar syrup and gelatin combination.