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riboflavin Biochem.|raɪbəʊˈfleɪvɪn|
Also -ine.
[a. G. riboflavin (P. Karrer et al. 1935, in Helv. Chim. Acta XVIII. 429): see ribo- and flavin 2.]
Vitamin B2; a yellow pigment that is a flavin having a ribityl side-chain and is present in many foods (esp. milk, liver, and green vegetables), deficiency of which leads to poor growth and deterioration of the skin.
1935Brit. Chem. Abstr. A. 1286/2 Synthetic d-riboflavin..has a growth-promoting power equal to that of the purest samples of natural lactoflavin, with which it appears in other respects to be identical. 1945[see aneurin, -ine]. 1954New Biol. XVII. 117 In rats, riboflavin deficiency produces cleft palate and shortening of the limbs. 1967M. Kenyon Whole Hog xvi. 166 Thirty grams of niacin and about ten each of pantothenic acid and riboflavin. 1970R. W. McGilvery Biochem. xxvii. 676 Riboflavin not only occurs in most foods but is also synthesized by the intestinal flora. As a result, a primary deficiency of riboflavin is very rare. |