Definition of Avidin

1. Noun. (biology) A tetrameric protein produced in the oviducts of birds, reptiles and amphibians and deposited in the whites of their eggs. ¹

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Definition of Avidin

1. a protein found in egg white [n -S]

Medical Definition of Avidin

1. 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. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (22 Feb 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Avidin

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avicula
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aviculturists
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avidin (current term)
avidin-biotin immunofluorescence
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aviettes

Literary usage of Avidin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Code of Federal Regulations 21: Food And Drugs 2005 by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"(c)(1) Dried egg whites in which the lysozyme and avidin have been reduced shall not be nutritionally inferior, as defined in § 101.3(e)(4)(i) of this ..."

2. Pathogens of Soybean Seeds: Bibliographyby Andrew Kalinski by Andrew Kalinski (1999)
"PT: Article DE: soybeans-, seeds-, soybean-mosaic-virus. monoclonal-antibodies. enzyme-linked-immunosorbent-assay. biotin-, avidin-. ..."

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