ting of biotin and iminobiotin; provided that if B is a 7-deazapurine, A is attached to the 7-position of the deazapurine, and if B is a pyrimidine, A is attached to the 5-position of the pyrimidine, A being attached to B directly or through a linkage group, said linkage group not interfering substantially with the characteristic ability of A to form a detectable complex with one of avidin, strept