| Descriptor English: | Avidin | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Avidina                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Avidina | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Avidine | ||||
| Tree number(s): | 
                                        D09.400.430.673 D12.776.034.614.300 D12.776.256.159.157.663.300 D12.776.290.663.100 D12.776.395.175  | 
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| 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. | 
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| 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  | 
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| Registry Number: | 1405-69-2 | ||||
| CAS Type 1 Name: | Avidins | ||||
| Public MeSH Note: | 87; was see under OVALBUMIN 1969-86 | 
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| Online Note: | search OVALBUMIN 1969-72 | 
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| History Note: | 87(73); was see under OVALBUMIN 1969-86 | 
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| Related: | 
                                                                                                                        Biotin
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| DeCS ID: | 23950 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D001360 | ||||
| NLM Classification: | QU 55.4 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1987/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2001/07/25 | 
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| 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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