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    Biotin (also known as vitamin B7 or vitamin H) is one of the B vitamins. It is involved in a wide range of metabolic processes, both in humans and in other...
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    either sex. Biotin is part of the B vitamin family. Biotin deficiency rarely occurs among healthy people because the daily requirement of biotin is low, many...
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    Biotin sulfoxide is the substance that is formed when biotin is exposed to certain oxidants, including ultraviolet light in the presence of oxygen.[citation...
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    affinity for biotin (also known as vitamin B7 or vitamin H). With a dissociation constant (Kd) on the order of ≈10−14 mol/L, the binding of biotin to streptavidin...
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  • commonly recognized by name than by number, such as pantothenic acid (B5), biotin (B7), and folate (B9). Each B vitamin is either a cofactor (generally a...
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  • In biochemistry, biotinylation is the process of covalently attaching biotin to a protein, nucleic acid or other molecule. Biotinylation is rapid, specific...
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    Avidin is a tetrameric biotin-binding protein produced in the oviducts of birds, reptiles and amphibians and deposited in the whites of their eggs. Dimeric...
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  • In enzymology, a biotin—[acetyl-CoA-carboxylase] ligase (EC 6.3.4.15) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ATP + biotin + apo-[acetyl-CoA:carbon-dioxide...
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    90Y-DOTA-biotin consists of a radioactive substance (yttrium-90) complexed by a chelating agent (DOTA), which in turn is attached to the vitamin biotin via...
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  • gene. The enzyme breaks down biotin amides, releasing free biotin and the amine. The main substrate is biocytin, or biotin linked to lysine. It is also...
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