biotin binding

id: GO:0009374
name: biotin binding
namespace: molecular_function
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: Interacting selectively and non-covalently with biotin (cis-tetrahydro-2-oxothieno(3,4-d)imidazoline-4-valeric acid), the (+) enantiomer of which is very widely distributed in cells and serves as a carrier in a number of enzymatic beta-carboxylation reactions.

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