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词汇 avidin
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Definition of avidin in English:

avidin

noun ˈavɪdɪnˈavədən
mass nounBiochemistry
  • A protein found in raw egg white, which combines with biotin and hinders its absorption.

    〔生化〕抗生物素蛋白,卵白质

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The endogeneous biotin was blocked by adding an excess amount of avidin followed by washing and addition of free biotin.
    • By cooking eggs, for example, you detoxify avidin, an egg-white protein that destroys biotin.
    • The reactivity could be weakened by pretreatment with avidin and biotin.
    • The latter is due to the affinity of the egg white protein, avidin, for biotin preventing intestinal absorption of the biotin.
    • Groundwater, too, is protected from contamination because avidin is a biodegradable protein.

Origin

1940s: from avid + -in1.

Definition of avidin in US English:

avidin

nounˈavədən
Biochemistry
  • A protein found in raw egg white, which combines with biotin and hinders its absorption.

    〔生化〕抗生物素蛋白,卵白质

    Example sentencesExamples
    • By cooking eggs, for example, you detoxify avidin, an egg-white protein that destroys biotin.
    • Groundwater, too, is protected from contamination because avidin is a biodegradable protein.
    • The reactivity could be weakened by pretreatment with avidin and biotin.
    • The latter is due to the affinity of the egg white protein, avidin, for biotin preventing intestinal absorption of the biotin.
    • The endogeneous biotin was blocked by adding an excess amount of avidin followed by washing and addition of free biotin.

Origin

1940s: from avid + -in.

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