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What is an avidin?

What is an avidin? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (biology) A tetrameric protein produced in the oviducts of birds, reptiles and amphibians and deposited in the whites of their eggs.
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The reactivity could be weakened by pretreatment with avidin and biotin.
The endogeneous biotin was blocked by adding an excess amount of avidin followed by washing and addition of free biotin.
Avidin strongly binds to biotin in raw eggs and in doing so blocks the absorption of this B vitamin, but the bond is released when avidin is denatured through heating.
In the second step, an aliquot of the incubation mixtures containing C1-lnhibitor Reactant is added to microtiter wells precoated with avidin.
The intestinal absorption of biotin, a vitamin included in yeasts, is actually inhibited by an antibiotin substance present in raw egg whites, avidin.
This is because egg white contains a specific protein, avidin, that combines with biotin and thus prevents its absorption.

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