avidin
Meanings
noun
- A tetrameric protein produced in the oviducts of birds, reptiles and amphibians and deposited in the whites of their eggs.
Word forms
Etymology
From Latin avidus (“hungry”) + -in, based on its "hunger" for biotin.
Derived words
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