Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C17H20N4O9P · xNa+ · yH2O
Molecular Weight: 455.34 (anhydrous free acid basis)
EC Number: 204-988-6
Preparation Note
Prepared by the enzymatic hydrolysis of flavin adenine dinucleotide.
Application
Riboflavin 5'-monophosphate (FMN) is used as a prosthetic group by oxidoreductase (one and two electron transfer) enzymes such as NADH dehydrogenases, nitric oxide synthases, and nitrilotriacetate monooxygenases. Riboflavin 5'-monophosphate is used as a substrate to study the specificity and kinetics of FMN phosphohydrolases. FMN is used to study molecular sensing based gene regulation by riboswitches.