释义 |
lyxoflavin Biochem.|lɪksəʊˈfleɪvɪn| Also -flavine. [f. lyxose + flavin 2.] A yellow crystalline flavin, C17H20N4O6, which is a lyxose derivative and occurs in heart tissue.
1949Arch. Biochem. XXII. 64 We have succeeded in isolating l-lyxoflavine from the human heart muscle. This compound was obtained in the form of monoclinic crystals. 1953Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. & Med. LXXXII. 590/2 Relatively large amounts of lyxoflavin are required for such growth stimulation, and since available evidence indicates that the compound does not occur naturally, it cannot be considered a vitamin. 1963J. P. Lambooy in Florkin & Stotz Comprehensive Biochem. XI. ii. 31 Lyxoflavin stimulates a small increase in the growth rate of rats, chicks, and pigs when adequate amounts of riboflavin are present in the diet. |