Isolation and amino acid composition of dog plasma albumin.

A need for precise data on the amino acid composition of dog albumin, for the investigation of the rate of albumin synthesis, led to the present study. In preparation of pure dog albumin, it was found that the procedures used for bovine and human albumins were generally applicable, but that certain modifications were required. Likewise, despite a general similarity, differences in amino acid composition are found in comparing dog albumin to that from cows and humans.