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streptavidine

streptavidine is the alternative form of streptavidin.

Meaning of streptavidin

Noun

streptavidin (countable and uncountable, plural streptavidins)

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

Questions about streptavidine

What is streptavidine the alternative form of?
Streptavidine is the alternative form of streptavidin.

Words near streptavidine in the dictionary

  1. streptasters
  2. streptavadin
  3. streptavidin
  4. streptavidinate
  5. streptavidinated
  6. streptavidine
  7. streptavidins
  8. streptaxid
  9. streptaxids
  10. streptin
  11. strepto

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