Plasmids 101: Biotinylation
Type
Blog Post
Published
Nov. 15, 2018, 1:50 p.m.
...biotinylation, the discovery of the biotin-avidin interaction and the uses of biotinylation in molecular biology... and energy transduction.
Biotinylation is the general process by which biotin is added to a protein or...protein (BCCP).
Discovery of the biotin-avidin interaction
Figure 1: Biotin is enriched in egg ... of the strongest noncovalent protein-ligand interactions found in nature. Once the bond is formed it ...it is unaffected by changes in pH, temperature or organic solvents.
Uses of biotin in molecular biology...scientists began to exploit biotin and its strong interaction with avidin for molecular biology and biotechnology...that are coated with avidin.
The biotin-avidin interaction has also been adapted for use in immunohistochemistry...