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Descriptor English: Avidin
Descriptor Spanish: Avidina
Descriptor avidina
Scope note: Proteína específica de la albúmina de huevo que interactúa con la BIOTINA y hace que no sea disponible a los mamíferos, produciendo de este modo deficiencia en biotina.
Descriptor Portuguese: Avidina
Descriptor French: Avidine
Tree number(s): D12.776.034.614.300
D12.776.256.159.157.663.300
D12.776.290.663.100
D12.776.395.175
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001360
Scope note: A specific protein in egg albumin that interacts with BIOTIN to render it unavailable to mammals, thereby producing biotin deficiency.
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DE drug effects
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
Registry Number: 1405-69-2
CAS Type 1 Name: Avidins
Public MeSH Note: 87; was see under OVALBUMIN 1969-86
Online Note: search OVALBUMIN 1969-72
History Note: 87(73); was see under OVALBUMIN 1969-86
Related: Biotin MeSH
DeCS ID: 23950
Unique ID: D001360
NLM Classification: QU 55.4
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Date Established: 1987/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2001/07/25
Avidin - Preferred
Concept UI M0002040
Scope note A specific protein in egg albumin that interacts with BIOTIN to render it unavailable to mammals, thereby producing biotin deficiency.
Preferred term Avidin



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