Flavin Definition

flāvĭn
noun
A complex heterocyclic ketone, C10H6N4O2
Webster's New World
Any of a group of yellow pigments, derived from this ketone and occurring in certain plant and animal products or prepared by synthesis; specif., riboflavin.
Webster's New World
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.
American Heritage

Quercetin.

Webster's New World
A ketone, C10 H6 N4 O2 , that gives color to various natural yellow pigments.
American Heritage
pronoun

A surname​ of southern Irish descent, from the Gaelic Ó Flaithimhín.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Flavin

Noun

Singular:
flavin
Plural:
flavins

Flavin Sentence Examples

  • Flavin Biondo, the first Renaissance writer on the topography of ancient Rome (1388-1463), was a native of Forli.

  • Therefore it is important to try and comprehend how reduced flavin can complex and actually reduce oxygen to hydrogen peroxide.

  • During the initial glutathione reductase reaction a hydride ion is transferred from the bound coenzyme NADPH to the flavin ring system of FAD.

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Words Starting With

FFLFLA

Words Ending With

NINVIN

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Words Starting With F and Ending With N

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With F6 Letter Words Ending With N