alloxazine
Sign in to saveIsoalloxazine is the structural foundation of flavins such as riboflavin (vitamin B2) and is a heterocyclic compound. It has a tricyclic structure which means it has three interconnected rings of atoms and is a tautomer of alloxazine. The structure is formed by primary-secondary aromatic o-diamines and they are a high-melting crystalline substance. The R-group is used to attach various flavin groups It has a similar structure to pteridines which has two interconnected rings. Isoalloxazine was first obtained in 1934 by Richard Kuhn an Austrian-German biochemist and lab mates. thumb|Isoalloxazin
Chemical data
- Formula
- C10H6N4O2
- Molecular weight
- 214.18 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 1H-benzo[g]pteridine-2,4-dione
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2 sectionsContents
- Isoalloxazine ring
- References
Isoalloxazine is the structural foundation of flavins such as riboflavin (vitamin B2) and is a heterocyclic compound. It has a tricyclic structure which means it has three interconnected rings of atoms and is a tautomer of alloxazine. The structure is formed by primary-secondary aromatic o-diamines and they are a high-melting crystalline substance. The R-group is used to attach various flavin groups It has a similar structure to pteridines which has two interconnected rings. Isoalloxazine was first obtained in 1934 by Richard Kuhn an Austrian-German biochemist and lab mates. thumb|Isoalloxazine Structure
== Isoalloxazine ring ==