(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.
The US president said that Angelou, who has died aged 86, was a a brilliant writer, a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal woman, the BBC reported. PRESIDENT Barack Obama has led tributes to author and poet Dr Maya Angelou, who became one of the most respected civil rights voices in the US. Poet to the presidents dies aged 86. MAYA Angelou - the writer, actress, poet and equal rights campaigner - died yesterday.