Preferred Name | riboflavin | |
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Definitions |
D-Ribitol in which the hydroxy group at position 5 is substituted by a 7,8-dimethyl-2,4-dioxo-3,4-dihydrobenzo[g]pteridin-10(2H)-yl moiety. It is a nutritional factor found in milk, eggs, malted barley, liver, kidney, heart, and leafy vegetables, but the richest natural source is yeast. The free form occurs only in the retina of the eye, in whey, and in urine; its principal forms in tissues and cells are as flavin mononucleotide and flavin-adenine dinucleotide. LanguaL term definition: Food additive; technological purpose(s): colour. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_17015 |
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comment |
LanguaL term definition: Food additive; technological purpose(s): colour. |
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alternative term |
riboflavin vitamin b2 |
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database_cross_reference |
http://www.langual.org/langual_thesaurus.asp?termid=B3233 http://www.langual.org/langual_thesaurus.asp?termid=B3756 Codex::101(i) Europe::101 |
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has synonym |
riboflavin, synthetic |
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has_alternative_id |
CHEBI:15044 CHEBI:27299 CHEBI:45214 CHEBI:529204 CHEBI:8843 |
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CHEBI:17015 |
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label |
riboflavin riboflavin |
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notation |
CHEBI:17015 |
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prefLabel |
riboflavin |
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textual definition |
D-Ribitol in which the hydroxy group at position 5 is substituted by a 7,8-dimethyl-2,4-dioxo-3,4-dihydrobenzo[g]pteridin-10(2H)-yl moiety. It is a nutritional factor found in milk, eggs, malted barley, liver, kidney, heart, and leafy vegetables, but the richest natural source is yeast. The free form occurs only in the retina of the eye, in whey, and in urine; its principal forms in tissues and cells are as flavin mononucleotide and flavin-adenine dinucleotide. |
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