lyxoflavinn.
/lɪksəʊˈfleɪvɪn/ Biochemistry.
A yellow crystalline flavin, C17H20N4O6, which is a lyxose derivative and occurs in heart tissue.
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1949 Arch. Biochem. 22 64 We have succeeded in isolating l-lyxoflavine from the human heart muscle. This compound was obtained in the form of monoclinic crystals.
1953 Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. & Med. 82 590/2 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.
1963 J. 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.
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