20.430J | Fall 2015 | Graduate

Fields, Forces, and Flows in Biological Systems

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The protein avidin is found in egg whites. In Lecture 9, avidin’s use in drugs is discussed. Courtesy of Jawahar Swaminathan and MSD staff at the European Bioinformatics Institute; image in the public domain.

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A model of the protein Avidin. In its tetrameric form, avidin is estimated to be between 66–69 kDa in size.
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The protein avidin is found in egg whites. In Lecture 9, avidin’s use in drug discovery is discussed. (Courtesy of Jawahar Swaminathan and MSD staff at the European Bioinformatics Institute; image in the public domain.)
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Courtesy of Jawahar Swaminathan and MSD staff at the European Bioinformatics Institute; image in the public domain.
A model of the protein Avidin. In its tetrameric form, avidin is estimated to be between 66–69 kDa in size.