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== Other Properties ==
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== Physical and Chemical Properties ==
  
Soluble in water after drying. Insoluble in water after heating.
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* Soluble in water after drying.  
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* Insoluble in water after heating.
  
== Additional Information ==
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== Resources and Citations ==
  
° J.S. Mills, R.White, ''The Organic Chemistry of Museum Objects'', Butterworth  Heinemann, London, 1994.
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* R. J. Gettens and G.L. Stout, ''Painting  Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia'', Dover Publications, New York, 1966.
 
 
° R. J. Gettens and G.L. Stout, ''Painting  Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia'', Dover Publications, New York, 1966.
 
 
 
== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
 
 
 
* R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, ''Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia'', Dover Publications, New York, 1966
 
  
 
* Hermann Kuhn, ''Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities'', Butterworths, London, 1986
 
* Hermann Kuhn, ''Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities'', Butterworths, London, 1986
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* John S. Mills, Raymond White, ''The Organic Chemistry of Museum Objects'', Butterworth Heineman, London, 2nd ed., 1994
 
* John S. Mills, Raymond White, ''The Organic Chemistry of Museum Objects'', Butterworth Heineman, London, 2nd ed., 1994
  
* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: "Yolk." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2004.  Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. 14 Apr. 2004 .
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* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: "Yolk."  [Accessed 14 Apr. 2004].
  
  
  
 
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Revision as of 13:34, 16 August 2020

Description

The interior yellow, spherical portion of a bird Egg. The yolk from a hen egg is composed of about 50% Water, 15% Protein, 22% lipids, 9% Lecithin and 3% other materials. The distribution of major amino acids is: Glutamic acid (15.0%), aspartic acid (11.5%), Leucine (9.2%), Lysine (5.7%), valine (6.4%), arginine (5.5%), Alanine (5.6%), isoleucine (5.1%) and serine (9.1%) with no measurable amounts of Hydroxyproline (Mills and White 1994). Egg yolk is a natural emulsion that dries into a strong, water-insoluble film, first by the evaporation of water, then by the hardening of the lipids (Gettens and Stout, 1966). When used traditionally as a paint medium, the pure egg yolk is carefully separately from the egg white, then rolled back and forth in the hands to dry the surface of the sac. The sac is pierced to release its contents which are then ground with pigments. Vinegar was sometimes added as a preservative.

Synonyms and Related Terms

deutoplasm

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MFA- Egg yolk (partially dried).jpg


Physical and Chemical Properties

  • Soluble in water after drying.
  • Insoluble in water after heating.

Resources and Citations

  • R. J. Gettens and G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966.
  • Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986
  • John S. Mills, Raymond White, The Organic Chemistry of Museum Objects, Butterworth Heineman, London, 2nd ed., 1994

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