What is "conalbumin"

n. (context biology English) One of the two major types of albumin found in egg white (the other being ovalbumin), which isolates and sequesters metallic contaminants in the egg white.

Conalbumin is one of the two major types of albumin found in egg white. It comprises approximately 13% of albumen (in contrast to ovalbumin, which comprises 54%). Biologically, conalbumin isolates and sequesters metallic contaminants in the egg white.