Avidin-Biotin Interactions

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Pub. Date: 2008-02-08
Publisher(s): Humana Pr Inc
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Summary

This book is specifically about the application of the extremely powerful interaction between the protein avidin or its homologues and the vitamin biotin and some of its homologues. With excellent descriptions of laboratory protocols written by expert researchers, this volume is equally perfect for the student or the professional laboratory scientist.

Table of Contents

Prefacep. v
Contributorsp. xi
Preparation of Avidin Conjugatesp. 1
Coupling of Antibodies With Biotinp. 13
Optimization of Detection and Quantification of Proteins on Membranes in Very High and Very Low Abundance Using Avidin and Streptavidinp. 25
Use of the Avidin (Imino) Biotin System as a General Approach to Affinity Precipitationp. 35
Capturing Biotinylated Proteins and Peptides by Avidin Functional Affinity Electrophoresisp. 51
Functionality Screen of Streptavidin Mutants by Non-Denaturing SDS-PAGE Using Biotin-4-Fluoresceinp. 63
Application of Biotin-4-Fluorescein in Homogeneous Fluorescence Assays for Avidin, Streptavidin, and Biotin or Biotin Derivativesp. 73
Quantitative Recovery of Biotinylated Proteins from Streptavidin-Based Affinity Chromatography Resinsp. 89
High-Yield Production and Purification of Recombinant T7-Tag Mature Streptavidin in Glucose-Stressed E. colip. 101
Endogenous Biotin in Rat Brain: Implications for False-Positive Results With Avidin-Biotin and Streptavidin-Biotin Techniquesp. 111
Pseudo-Immunolabelling With the Avidin-Biotin-Peroxidase Complex due to the Presence of Endogenous Biotin in the Retinap. 129
Use of Synthetic Peptides for Identifying Biotinylation Sites in Human Histonesp. 139
Detection and Quantitation of the Activity of DNA Methyltransferases Using a Biotin/Avidin Microplate Assayp. 149
Anti-Biotin Antibodies Offer Superior Organelle-Specific Labelling of Mitochondria Over Avidin or Streptavidinp. 157
Mammalian Lectin as Tool in Glycochemistry and Histochemistry With Relevance for Diagnostic Procedurep. 171
A Multiplex Approach to Isotyping Antigen-Specific Antibodies Using Biotinylated Antigen/Streptavidin-Phycoerythrinp. 187
Biotin-Protein Bond: Instability and Structural Modification to Provide Stability for In Vivo Applicationsp. 209
Indexp. 221
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