streptavidin

English

Etymology

From Streptomyces avidinii +‎ -in.

Noun

streptavidin (countable and uncountable, plural streptavidins)

  1. (biochemistry) A tetrameric protein purified from Streptomyces avidinii that binds very tightly to the vitamin biotin
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