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What is a biotin?

What is a biotin? Here are some definitions.

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  1. (biochemistry) A sulfur-containing member of the vitamin B complex, 5-[(3aS,4S,6aR)-2-oxohexahydro-1H-thieno[3,4-d]imidazol-4-yl]pentanoic acid, found in liver, egg yolk, milk and yeast, essential to the activity of multiple enzyme systems.
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The mixture was later solidified by means of a surface agar solution containing traces of histidine and biotin.
The company says the antioxidant vitamin, along with biotin can help slow or delay aging of the skin and help maintain metabolism.
The endogeneous biotin was blocked by adding an excess amount of avidin followed by washing and addition of free biotin.
In addition to histidine and biotin, the top agar contained minimal tryptophan to support E.coli growth.
Interaction has been measured in this way for ligand-receptor pairs of biotin and avidin, complementary DNA pairs, and antigen-antibody pairs.
The vitamin B complex consists of B1, B2, B6, pantothenic acid, biotin and folic acid.

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