homobiotin

[ hō′mə-bī′ə-tĭn ]

n.

A homologue of biotin that acts as an active antagonist of biotin for some bacteria and as a replacement for biotin in certain functions for other organisms.

Words nearby homobiotin

homo rhodesiensis, homo sapiens, homo sapiens idaltu, homo sapiens sapiens, homo-, homobiotin, homoblastic, homocarnosine, homocentric, homocercal, homochlamydeous