Biotin interference in routine clinical immunoassays [PDF]
Practical Laboratory MedicineBackground: Laboratory examinations play a crucial role in medical diagnostics and treatment, necessitating the identification of interference factors to ensure accurate results.
Kuo-Chun Chiu +11 more
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Chlorin e6-Biotin Conjugates for Tumor-Targeting Photodynamic Therapy
Molecules, 2021 To improve the tumor-targeting efficacy of photodynamic therapy, biotin was conjugated with chlorin e6 to develop a new tumor-targeting photosensitizer, Ce6-biotin. The Ce6-biotin had good water solubility and low aggregation.
Wei Liu +7 more
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Effect of supplementation of biotin in total mixed ration of dairy cows on rumen fermentation characteristics by in vitro gas production technique [PDF]
Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 2022 An experiment was conducted to assess the effect of supplementation of biotin on rumen fermentation parameters and microbial biomass production by in vitro gas production technique. Biotin was supplemented to the substrate - total mixed ration (TMR) at
K. Jasmine Rani +5 more
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Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry, 2023 Conjugation of drugs with biotin is a widely studied strategy for targeted drug delivery. The structure–activity relationship (SAR) studies through H3-biotin competition experiments conclude with the presence of a free carboxylic acid being essential for
Ravi Tripathi +3 more
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Ligand specificity of group I biotin protein ligase of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2008 BACKGROUND: Fatty acids are indispensable constituents of mycolic acids that impart toughness & permeability barrier to the cell envelope of M. tuberculosis.
Sudha Purushothaman +4 more
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Self-Assembly System Based on Cyclodextrin for Targeted Delivery of Cannabidiol
Frontiers in Chemistry, 2021 Cannabidiol (CBD) is one specific kind of the cannabinoid in Cannabis sativa L with a wide range of pharmacological activities. However, the poor water solubility and specificity of CBD limits its application in pharmaceutical field.
Panyong Zhu +12 more
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Production of mutant streptavidin protein and investigation of its effect on the performance of streptavidin [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences, 2023 Objective(s): Streptavidin is a versatile protein in cell science. The tetramer structure of streptavidin plays a key role in this binding, but this form interferes with some assays.
Elham Didevara +3 more
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BMC Microbiology, 2012 Background The amino acid-producing Gram-positive Corynebacterium glutamicum is auxotrophic for biotin although biotin ring assembly starting from the precursor pimeloyl-CoA is still functional.
Schneider Jens +6 more
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Mechanisms of biotin-regulated gene expression in microbes
Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology, 2016 Biotin is an essential micronutrient that acts as a co-factor for biotin-dependent metabolic enzymes. In bacteria, the supply of biotin can be achieved by de novo synthesis or import from exogenous sources.
J. Satiaputra +3 more
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Water-mediated green synthesis of PbS quantum dot and its glutathione and biotin conjugates for non-invasive live cell imaging [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2018 This study addresses the cellular uptake of nanomaterials in the field of bio-applications. In the present study, we have synthesized water-soluble lead sulfide quantum dot (PbS QD) with glutathione and 3-MPA (mercaptopropionic acid) as the stabilizing ...
M. Vijaya Bharathi +4 more
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