 Biotin (source code)

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= Biotin

<Biotin> is a small <sulfur>-containing cofactor used by <enzymes> that transfer carboxyl groups. Covalent attachment to a lysine side chain lets <protein>-bound biotin carry a carboxyl group between catalytic sites.https://iubmb.qmul.ac.uk/enzyme/EC6/3/4/14.html[IUBMB EC 6.3.4.14: protein-bound biotin carboxylation and acetyl-CoA carboxylase]{ref}

<Biotin> is also used as a covalent tag in <protein>-labelling methods. Strong recognition of the tag enables enrichment before <mass spectrometry>, connecting a natural biochemical recognition system with an analytical separation.

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