Category
page 1Flavins
riboflavin
Riboflavin, also known as vitamin B2, is a vitamin found in food and sold as a dietary supplement. It is essential to the formation of two major coenzymes, flavin mononucleotide and flavin adenine dinucleotide. These coenzymes are involved in energy metabolism, cellular respiration, and antibody production, as well as normal growth and development. The coenzymes are also required for the metabolism of niacin, vitamin B6, and folate. Riboflavin is prescribed to treat corneal thinning, and taken orally, may reduce the incidence of migraine headaches in adults.
flavin adenine dinucleotide
redox cofactor, more specifically a prosthetic group, involved in several important reactions in metabolism; can exist in three (or four: flavin-N(5)-oxide) different redox states; converted between these states by accepting or donating electrons
flavin mononucleotide
chemical compound
flavin
group of chemical compounds
coenzyme F420
chemical compound
lumiflavine
Lumiflavin is a toxic product of photolysis of vitamin B2.