The main biological function of albumin is to regulate the colloidal osmotic pressure of blood. It contains 16% nitrogen and are often used as standards in protein calibration studies.

• Soluble in water
• Isoelectric point (pI): 4,7

Due to their free hydrophobic region fatty acid free albumins are used to solubilize lipids in tissue culture, and are also used as blocking agents in Western blots or ELISA applications. Globulin free albumins are suitable for use in electrophoresis applications where no other proteins should be present.

Each donor unit used in the manufacture of this product was tested by an FDA approved method for the presence of antibody to HIV 1/2, antibody to HCV, HIV-Ag, as well as for the Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), and found to be negative (not repeatably reactive).