flavin

fla·vin

F0174500 (flā′vĭn) also fla·vine (-vēn′)n. Any of various molecules, including riboflavin, found in plant and animal tissue as coenzymes of flavoproteins. They are variously yellow, red, blue, or colorless depending on the oxidation state.

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(ˈfleɪvɪn) or

flavine

n1. (Elements & Compounds) a heterocyclic ketone that forms the nucleus of certain natural yellow pigments, such as riboflavin. Formula: C10H6N4O2. See flavoprotein2. (Dyeing) any yellow pigment based on flavin3. (Elements & Compounds) another name for quercetin[C19: from Latin flāvus yellow]

fla•vin

(ˈfleɪ vɪn)

n. any of a group of yellow nitrogen-containing pigments, as riboflavin, that function as coenzymes. [< German Flavine (1933) < Latin flāv(us) yellow + German -ine -in¹]

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Noun

flavin - a ketone that forms the nucleus of certain natural yellow pigments like riboflavinketone - any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicalshepatoflavin, lactoflavin, ovoflavin, riboflavin, vitamin B2, vitamin G - a B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss

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see coenzymecoenzyme
, any one of a group of relatively small organic molecules required for the catalytic function of certain enzymes. A coenzyme may either be attached by covalent bonds to a particular enzyme or exist freely in solution, but in either case it participates intimately in
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Flavin

any one of a group of natural organic compounds present in all living cells; a derivative of the heterocyclic compounds of isoalloxazine (C₁₀H₆O₂N₄). Many flavins are important biologically active substances, for example, the vitamin riboflavin. Riboflavin’s derivatives flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) and flavin mononucleotide (FMN) are widely distributed coenzymes, which take part in the oxidation-reduction processes of organisms.

flavin

[′fla·vən] (biochemistry) Any of several water-soluble yellow pigments occurring as coenzymes of flavoproteins.

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noun a ketone that forms the nucleus of certain natural yellow pigments like riboflavin

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