Biotinyl hexylamine is a synthetic intermediate.^1,2It has been used in the synthesis of avidin nucleic acid nano assemblies (ANANAS) and chemotherapeutic conjugates for the diagnosis of, and drug delivery to, tumors.

1.Sabatino, G., Chinol, M., Paganelli, G., et al.A new biotin derivative-DOTA conjugate as a candidate for pretargeted diagnosis and therapy of tumorsJ. Med. Chem.46(14)3170-3173(2003) 2.Bigini, P., Previdi, S., Casarin, E., et al.In vivo fate of avidin-nucleic acid nanoassemblies as multifunctional diagnostic toolsACS Nano8(1)175-187(2014)