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The use of JSmol in Proteopedia ^[1] or to the article describing Jmol ^[2] to the rescue.

Avidin is a protein that’s bind Vitamin B7, .

The Avidin is produced in the ovary of some lay eggs animals, and it’s found in the white of the egg.

Structure

Avidin is a tetrameric protein, but here will be shown only two units of the whole structure just to simplify it.

The secondary structure of Each Avidin monomer combines (pink) and (turquoise).

The tertiary structure of each monomer is an 8 stranded antiparalle beta-barrel ^[3].

Structural highlights

Because of the curved structure of the protein, it’s easier to see where the N terminal is begins and the C terminal ends with .

References

1. ↑ Hanson, R. M., Prilusky, J., Renjian, Z., Nakane, T. and Sussman, J. L. (2013), JSmol and the Next-Generation Web-Based Representation of 3D Molecular Structure as Applied to Proteopedia. Isr. J. Chem., 53:207-216. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijch.201300024
2. ↑ Herraez A. Biomolecules in the computer: Jmol to the rescue. Biochem Mol Biol Educ. 2006 Jul;34(4):255-61. doi: 10.1002/bmb.2006.494034042644. PMID:21638687 doi:10.1002/bmb.2006.494034042644
3. ↑ Livnah O, Bayer EA, Wilchek M, Sussman JL. Three-dimensional structures of avidin and the avidin-biotin complex. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1993 Jun 1;90(11):5076-80. PMID:8506353