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The plasma protein that found in the highest concentration in a normal individual is 9% of the plasma, 90 g/L.
Blood proteins also termed plasma proteins or serum proteins, are proteins present in blood plasma. It is divided into a few parts. Serum albumin accounts for 55% of blood proteins and is a major contributor to maintaining the osmotic pressure of plasma to assist in the transport of lipids and steroid hormones. Globulins make up 38% of blood proteins and transport ions, hormones, and lipids assisting in immune function. Fibrinogen comprises 7% of blood proteins; conversion of fibrinogen to insoluble fibrin is essential for blood clotting. The remainder of the plasma proteins (1%) are regulatory proteins, such as enzymes, proenzymes, and hormones. All blood proteins are synthesized in liver except for the gamma globulins.