flavin mononucleotide

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flavin mononucleotide

n. Abbr. FMN
A derivative of riboflavin, C17H21N4O9P, that functions as a coenzyme of various flavoproteins in certain oxidation-reduction reactions in the body.
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Quantification of riboflavin, flavin mononucleotide, and flavin adenine dinucleotide in human plasma by capillary electrophoresis and laser-induced fluorescence detection.
Liquid chromatographic determination of [B.sub.2] vitamers in human plasma and whole blood
(16) showed that the sum of erythrocyte flavin mononucleotide and FAD is correlated with the EGRAC and might be a useful indicator of riboflavin status in population studies.
Erythrocyte riboflavin for the detection of riboflavin deficiency in pregnant Nepali women
Riboflavin serves as a precursor for flavin mononucleotide (FMN) and FAD (11).
Multianalyte quantification of vitamin [B.sub.6] and [B.sub.2] species in the nanomolar range in human plasma by liquid chromatography--tandem mass spectrometry
In contrast, neither plasma flavin mononucleotide nor plasma flavin adenine dinucleotide showed a relationship with dietary riboflavin, neither were they related to EGRAC or plasma riboflavin.
Folic acid supplementation and riboflavin status
For the determination of vitamin [B.sub.2] status, plasma concentrations of riboflavin and flavin nucleotides (FNs; i.e., the combined concentration of the coenzymes FAD and flavin mononucleotide) were determined by a modified HPLC method; CVs were <6% and <4%, respectively (15).
Fasting and post-methionine loading concentrations of homocysteine, vitamin [B.sub.2], and vitamin [B.sub.6] in patients on antiepileptic drugs
Riboflavin [4] is the precursor of flavin mononucleotide (FMN) and FAD (1).
Riboflavin, flavin mononucleotide, and flavin adenine dinucleotide in human plasma and erythrocytes at baseline and after low-dose riboflavin supplementation
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