biotin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A sulfur-containing member of the vitamin B complex, 5-[(3aS,4S,6aR)-2-oxohexahydro-1H-thieno[3,4-d]imidazol-4-yl]pentanoic acid, found in liver, egg yolk, milk, and yeast, essential to the activity of multiple enzyme systems.

/ˈbaɪətɪn/

biotin biotins

Borrowed from German Biotin, from Ancient Greek βίοτος (bíotos, “life”) + the suffix -in.

vitamin B7 vitamin H

90Y-DOTA-biotin biotinylate

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