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Review
. 2006 Feb 28;103(1):27-32.
doi: 10.1016/j.imlet.2005.10.022. Epub 2005 Nov 21.

Essentials of biorecognition: the (strept)avidin-biotin system as a model for protein-protein and protein-ligand interaction

Meir Wilchek  1 , Edward A Bayer, Oded Livnah
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Review

Essentials of biorecognition: the (strept)avidin-biotin system as a model for protein-protein and protein-ligand interaction

Meir Wilchek et al. Immunol Lett. .

Abstract

Molecular recognition or biorecognition is as the heart of all biological interactions. These interactions are characterized by a collection of noncovalent bonds, namely ionic, hydrogen-bonding and hydrophobic interactions. In addition, shape complementarity appears to play a pivotal role in the process of biorecognition. In this review, we examine the versatile avidin-biotin complex as a model system for study of the biorecognition phenomenon with respect to protein-protein, protein-peptide, protein-ligand and protein-DNA interactions.

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