Receptor–ligand interactions are essential for biological function and their binding strength is commonly explained in terms of static lock-and-key models based on molecular complementarity. However, ...

Recent research by Rafael C. Bernardi at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign examines why a common tool in biotechnology -- the binding of streptavidin to biotin -- shows different mechanical ...

Reengineered streptavidin mutants bind biotin-4-fluorescein with extremely tight yet reversible binding affinity. The terrifically tight noncovalent interaction between biotin and streptavidin has ...

Biotin can amplify signals by forming complexes of large size with avidin or streptavidin. There are several techniques that use biotinylated secondary antibodies for this purpose, which are dealt ...

A team of researchers from the University at Buffalo in Amherst, NY have successfully engineered a novel variant of streptavidin that forms a stable monomer and is capable of monovalent biotin ...

Sera-Mag™ Streptavidin-Coated Magnetic Beads and SpeedBeads exhibit high affinity and sensitivity for biotinylated target molecules, along with fast reaction kinetics, increasing throughput and ...

As immunoassay technologies advance, signal amplification has become more important in achieving enhanced detection sensitivity and specificity. Streptavidin (SA) is a widely used signal amplification ...

In the rapidly evolving landscape of modern biotechnology, the precision of molecular tools determines the speed of medical breakthroughs. As a Global Leading Biotinylated Peptide Synthesis specialist ...