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Flavin

Biological terminology
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Flavons are a kind of Pteridine , derived from isoxazine ring Organic compound The general name of. Their biochemical source is riboflavin Flavin Group Often and Adenosine diphosphate Connect to form ADP( FAD ), and nuclear alcohol phosphoric acid Junction synthesis Flavin mononucleotide ( FMN )。 The flavin group acts as a Flavoprotein Key to Cofactor
Chinese name
Flavin
Foreign name
flavins
Terminology
The flavin group can occur Redox reaction It can accept a Electronics You can also accept two electrons at a time. Reduction reaction It occurs by hydrogenation of specific nitrogen atoms on the isopyrazine ring system:
Redox reaction diagram of flavin
stay aqueous solution Medium, flavin in Oxidation state Yellow at the bottom, semi reduced anion Red under neutral state( Semiquinone )It is blue in the state, and colorless in the fully restored state. Oxidized and reduced forms form a rapid balance with semiquinone forms.