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Biotin-binding proteins in eggs of oviparous vertebrates

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Biotin-binding was found in the egg whites and yolks of all 23 avian species studied, and in a turtle, but the amount varied considerably even in related species. There was no clear correlation in biotin-binding between egg white and yolk in various species. Antigenic determinants of avidin in different species have changed in the course of evolution as compared with those of chicken egg white avidin.

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  1. Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Tampere, Box 607, SF-33101, Tampere 10, Finland

    J. K. Korpela, M. S. Kulomaa, H. A. Elo & P. J. Tuohimaa

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We thank Mr Jukka Peltonen and Mr Antti Karlin for the collection of the avian eggs with permission obtained from the Ministry of Agriculture, and Mr Reino Saarinen for the turtle eggs. The authors are indebted to Mrs Outi Kurronen Miss Riitta Mero and Miss Tiina-Maija Mattila for technical assistance. This work was supported by the Ford Foundation Grants No. 760-0526 and No. 790-0665.

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Korpela, J.K., Kulomaa, M.S., Elo, H.A. et al. Biotin-binding proteins in eggs of oviparous vertebrates. Experientia 37, 1065–1066 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02085010

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