Definition of Flavin

1. Noun. A ketone that forms the nucleus of certain natural yellow pigments like riboflavin.

Generic synonyms: Ketone
Substance meronyms: Hepatoflavin, Lactoflavin, Ovoflavin, Riboflavin, Vitamin B2, Vitamin G

Definition of Flavin

1. n. A yellow, vegetable dyestuff, resembling quercitron.

Definition of Flavin

1. Proper noun. (surname from=Irish dot=) of southern (etyl ga) descent, from the Gaelic (term Ó Flaithimhín lang=ga). ¹

2. Noun. (biochemistry) Any of a class of tricyclic heterocyclic compounds derived from riboflavin; found especially as the adenine dinucleotide (FAD) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Flavin

1. a yellow pigment [n -S]

Medical Definition of Flavin

1. A derivative of riboflavin (vitamin B2) which can exist as a chemical group of other important biomolecules such as flavin adenine dinucleotide or flavin mononucleotide. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Flavin

flavaniline
flavanol
flavanols
flavanone
flavanone 7-O-beta-glucosyltransferase
flavanone synthetase
flavanones
flavedo
flavenoid
flavenoids
flavescent
flavescin
flavianic acid
flavicomous
flavid
flavin (current term)
flavin-containing monooxygenase-3
flavin-linked dehydrogenase
flavin adenine dinucleotide
flavin mononucleotide
flavin mononucleotide reductase
flavin nucleotide
flavination
flavine
flavines
flavinoid
flavinoids
flavins
flaviviral
flaviviridae

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