D(+)-Biotin

Some recent applications of D(+)-Biotin in SPPS:

• In the high-throughput biotinylation of proteins. The approach for site-specific biotinylation of proteins is useful for various applications such as protein purification and analysis.
• In the site-specific biotinylation of multipodal glycoclusters on a solid support. The synthesis of biotinylated glycoclusters, has important applications in glycobiology.

D(+)-Biotin is the simplest reagent for the introduction of biotin to peptides, proteins and other biomolecules. In SPPS, it is best coupled using DIPCDI/Oxyma Pure. Biotin-labeled peptides have many important applications in immunology and histochemistry, such as affinity purification and FRET-based flow cytometry, solid-phase immunoassays, and receptor localization, that exploit the high affinity of streptavidin and avidin for biotin.^,,,

Associated Protocols and Technical Articles
Biotinylation Reagents for Peptide Synthesis

Literature references:
^[1] K. Hofmann & Y. Kiso (1976) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 73, 3516.
^[2] T. Buranda, et al. (1999) Cytometry, 37, 21.
^[3] I. Sélo, et al. (1996) J. Immunol. Methods, 199, 127.
^[4] J. Howl, et al. (1993) Eur J Biochem., 213, 711.

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