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)
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