avidin, a glycoprotein in raw egg white that interacts with biotin to make it unavailable to the body. Cooking destroys avidin. A 68-kD tetrameric glycoprotein found in egg white which has a high affinity for biotin, an association used in immunology for the avidin-biotinylated immunoperoxidase method.When eggs are eaten in excess, avidin-biotin avidity may cause biotin deficiency. glycoprotein, obtained from egg whites, that possesses a high affinity for biotin. Labeled avidin is allowed to bind to biotin-tagged antibodies to amplify antigen-antibody reactions that may be difficult to visualize.
Thereâs just one aspect of the show that may be a little off-putting to Marylanders. Though itâs supposedly set in Maryland and all about living on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay, it was filmed thousands of miles away â on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
The crew of the hit HBO series took over the Rockaway shoreline earlier this week to film new episodes of the period drama, which is set in Atlantic City, N.J. Crews work on the boardwalk in Far Rockaway building a set for the HBO series Boardwalk Empire.. The show, which takes place primarily in Atlantic City, N.J. often uses Rockaway as a location. (Anthony DelMundo/New York Daily News)