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   avidin
   Type: Term Pronunciation: av′i-din Definitions: 1. A glycoprotein, obtained from egg whites, that possesses a high affinity for biotin. Labeled avidin is allowed to bind to biotin-tagged antibodies to amplify antigen-antibody reactions that may be difficult to visualize. Ingestion of avidin ca...
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   Avidin
   Avidin is a tetrameric biotin-binding protein produced in the oviducts of birds, reptiles and amphibians deposited in the whites of their eggs. In chicken egg white, avidin makes up approximately 0.05% of total protein (approximately 1.8 mg per egg). The tetrameric protein contains four identical s...
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   avidin
   Biotin-binding protein (68 kD) from egg-white. Binding is so strong as to be effectively irreversible - a diet of raw egg-white leads to biotin deficiency.
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   avidin
   <protein> Biotin binding protein (68 kD) from egg white. Binding is so strong as to be effectively irreversible a diet of raw egg white leads to biotin deficiency. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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   avidin
   (from the article `biotin`) ...appeared with the discovery in 1927 that the addition of uncooked egg white to a diet that is otherwise adequate produces toxicity and disease. ... Avidin is a glycoprotein that combines specifically with biotin, a vitamin. In animals fed large amounts of raw egg white...
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   avidin
   avidin 1. A protein found in egg white that inactivates the vitamin biotin. 2. A protein found in uncooked egg white that binds to and inactivates biotin. An abundance of avidin in the diet can result in a deficiency of biotin. 3. A protein, found in the white of egg, that combines with and preven...
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   AVIDIN
   A constituent protein of egg whites that can impair absorption of the vitamin biotin.
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