Streptavidin
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Streptavidin is a noun meaning (biochemistry) A tetrameric protein purified from Streptomyces avidinii that binds very tightly to the vitamin biotin.
Meaning
(biochemistry) A tetrameric protein purified from Streptomyces avidinii that binds very tightly to the vitamin biotin.
Word Forms
- streptavidins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include biotin, agarose, phycoerythrin, peroxidase, conjugated, streptoavidin.
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