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avidin

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avidin [′av·əd·ən]
(biochemistry)
A protein constituting 0.2% of the total protein in egg white; molecular weight is 70,000; combines firmly with biotin but loses this ability when subjected to heat.


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Then, they added orange-emitting quantum dots that they had previously linked to avidin, a molecule that readily binds to these antibodies.
announced today publication of two studies regarding the potential use of its Single Amino Acid Chelate (SAAC(TM)) technology for linking biotin and avidin to two common nuclear imaging and radiotherapeutic isotopes, technetium and rhenium.
Further, the lab has created a hybrid material by combining the quantum dot with protein avidin and biomolecule biotin.
 
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