Synonym: Lactoflavin, Vitamin B2, Vitamin G
CAS Number: 83-88-5
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C17H20N4O6
Molecular Weight: 376.36
Beilstein Registry Number: 97825
EC Number: 201-507-1
MDL Number: MFCD00005022
PubChem Substance ID: 24899370
Application
Enzyme cofactor
Packaging
1 kg in poly drum; 500 g in poly drum; 5, 25, 100 g in glass bottle
Biochem/physiol Actions
Riboflavin is a key component of the redox cofactors flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) and flavin mononucleotide (FMN) that are used by a wide variety of flavoprotein oxidoreductases, dehydrogenase(s), decarboxylase(s) and electron transporters.
Biological Source: from Eremothecium ashbyii
Assay: =98%
MP: 290 °C (dec.)(lit.)