(March 2009). The albumins (formed from Latin: albumen (egg) white; dried egg white) are a family of globular proteins, the most common of which are the serum albumins. All the proteins of the albumin family are water-soluble, moderately soluble in concentrated salt solutions, and experience heat denaturation.
Born on April 4, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri, writer and civil rights activist Maya Angelou is known for her 1969 memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, which made literary history as the first nonfiction best-seller by an African-American woman.
Author and activist Maya Angelou has died at the age of 86. Here are eight facts you might not have know about this cultural icon. 1. Her name wasnât really Maya Angelou. She was born Marguerite Annie Johnson in 1928. In 1952, Johnson briefly married a Greek sailor, Tosh Angelos. After their divorce, Angelou formed her nom du pen by combining her nickname, Maya, with a version of her ex-husbandâs last name. 2. She was the first black female streetcar conductor in San Francisco.