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Streptavidin (also known as streptavidin) is a 60 kDa protein purified from the bacteriophage Streptomyces. The streptavidin homotetramer has a very high affinity for biotin (i.e. vitamin B 7). The binding of biotin to streptavidin is one of the strongest non-covalent interactions known in nature, with a dissociation constant (K d) of approximately 10 -14 mol/L. Because the streptavidin-biotin complex is well tolerated by organic solvents, denaturing agents (e.g. guanidine hydrochloride), detergents (e.g. SDS and tretinoin), protein hydrolytic enzymes and extremes of temperature and pH Therefore, streptavidin is widely used in molecular biology and bio-nano technology.