flavoprotein
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Flavoproteins are proteins that contain a nucleic acid derivative of riboflavin. These proteins are involved in a wide array of biological processes, including removal of radicals contributing to oxidative stress, photosynthesis, and DNA repair. The flavoproteins are some of the most-studied families of enzymes.
Key facts
- Protein family.Symbol
- Flavoprotein
- Protein family.Name
- Flavoprotein
- Protein family.image
- PDB 1e20 EBI.jpg
- Protein family.caption
- the fmn binding protein athal3
- Protein family.Pfam
- PF02441
- Protein family.InterPro
- IPR003382
- Protein family.SCOP
- 1e20
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Research
66,503 papers- Flavoprotein monooxygenases: Versatile biocatalysts.Biotechnology advances · 2021
- Flavoprotein Photochemistry: Fundamental Processes and Photocatalytic Perspectives.The journal of physical chemistry. B · 2022
- The VAO/PCMH flavoprotein family.Archives of biochemistry and biophysics · 2017
- Photoreaction Mechanisms of Flavoprotein Photoreceptors and Their Applications.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2021
- Class A flavoprotein monooxygenases: Checkpoint and new horizons.Biotechnology advances · 2025
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Flavoproteins are proteins that contain a nucleic acid derivative of riboflavin. These proteins are involved in a wide array of biological processes, including removal of radicals contributing to oxidative stress, photosynthesis, and DNA repair. The flavoproteins are some of the most-studied families of enzymes.
Flavoproteins have either FMN (flavin mononucleotide) or FAD (flavin adenine dinucleotide) as a prosthetic group or as a cofactor. The flavin is generally tightly bound (as in adrenodoxin reductase, wherein the FAD is buried deeply). About 5-10% of flavoproteins have a covalently linked FAD. Based on the available structural data, FAD-binding sites can be divided into more than 200 different types.