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Avidin
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[[Avidin]] '''(Av)''' is a protein found in egg white which binds biotin (vitamin B7) with high affinity. This property makes it a powerful tool in various protein pull-down assays. Similar proteins are:<br /> | [[Avidin]] '''(Av)''' is a protein found in egg white which binds biotin (vitamin B7) with high affinity. This property makes it a powerful tool in various protein pull-down assays. Similar proteins are:<br /> | ||
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==About this Structure== | ==About this Structure== | ||
[[2avi]] is a 2 chains structure of sequences from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallus_gallus Gallus gallus]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=2AVI OCA]. | [[2avi]] is a 2 chains structure of sequences from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallus_gallus Gallus gallus]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=2AVI OCA]. | ||
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== 3D structures of Avidin == | == 3D structures of Avidin == | ||
Revision as of 11:45, 12 January 2016
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3D structures of Avidin
Updated on 12-January-2016
Reference
- 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
- Livnah O, Bayer EA, Wilchek M, Sussman JL. The structure of the complex between avidin and the dye, 2-(4'-hydroxyazobenzene) benzoic acid (HABA). FEBS Lett. 1993 Aug 9;328(1-2):165-8. PMID:8344421
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