a protein in raw egg white that binds to biotin, making the biotin inactive in the body
Origin of avidin
avid + -in: so named because of its peculiar biotin-binding capacityavidin
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avidin
noun
A protein found in uncooked egg white that binds to and inactivates biotin.
Origin of avidin
avid (biot)in from its affinity for biotinTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural avidins)
- (biology) A tetrameric protein produced in the oviducts of birds, reptiles and amphibians and deposited in the whites of their eggs.
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avidin - Medical Definition
n.
A protein found in uncooked egg white that binds to and inactivates biotin.
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