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Definition of Riboflavin

1. Noun. A B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss.

Definition of Riboflavin

1. Noun. (vitamin) Yellow or orange-yellow water-soluble compound, a member of the vitamin B complex, that acts as a growth-promoting factor in humans and other animals. ¹

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Definition of Riboflavin

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Riboflavin

1. Ribose attached to a flavin moiety that becomes part of FAD and FMN. (23 Aug 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Riboflavin

Literary usage of Riboflavin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"Experiments designed to identify at which level riboflavin directs the biosynthesis of these flavoenzymes revealed that the steady-state levels of enzyme ..."

2. Nutrient Composition of Rations for Short-term, High-intensity Combat Operations by Fnb, Institute of Medicine (U. S.), High-stress Situations, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, National Academy of Sciences (2005)
"Soares and colleagues (1993) evaluated the effect of exercise on the riboflavin status of adult men whose baseline riboflavin status was inadequate. ..."

3. Food Chemicals Codex: First Supplement to the Fifth Edition by Committee on Food Chemicals Codex, Institute of Medicine (U. S.) (2006)
"Cover the beaker with a watch glass, boil for a few seconds, and cool. Potassium Lactate Solution, page 364 STRUCTURE н,с он _ к riboflavin 5 -Phosphate ..."

4. Code of Federal Regulations: Food and Drugs by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"(2) Color additive mixtures made with riboflavin may contain as diluents only those ... riboflavin shall meet the specifications given in the Food Chemicals ..."

5. Composition of Foods: Breakfast Cereals: Raw, Processed, Prepared by Judith S. Douglass, Ruth H. Matthews, Frank N. Hepburn (1995)
"The nutrients added were limited to thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, and iron, and were added to the cereals in quantities that restored these nutrients to ..."

6. Alcohol Use Among U. S. Ethnic Minorities edited by Danielle Spiegler (1993)
"Low intakes of riboflavin and vitamin A have been reported among high-risk groups in Puerto Rico (Martinez 1969); riboflavin, vitamin C, and vitamin A ..."

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