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Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) - Nutrition (view source)
Revision as of 09:35, 15 May 2015
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==Roles in the Body==
==Roles in the Body==
The [[Nutrition Glossary#Coenzyme|coenzymes]] FMN and FAD are play a catalytic role in redox reactions, such as the conversion of Vitamin A (Retinol) - Nutrition|retinol]] to the active metabolite retinoic acid, [[Tryptophan - Nutrition|tryptophan]] to [[Vitamin B3 (Niacin) - Nutrition|niacin]], and pyruvate to α-ketogluterate, and are cofactors in the electron transport chain. Riboflavin is also a component of the antioxidant enzyme, glutathione reductase.
The [[Nutrition Glossary#Coenzyme|coenzymes]] FMN and FAD are play a catalytic role in redox reactions, such as the conversion of [[Vitamin A (Retinol) - Nutrition|retinol]] to the active metabolite retinoic acid, [[Tryptophan - Nutrition|tryptophan]] to [[Vitamin B3 (Niacin) - Nutrition|niacin]], and pyruvate to α-ketogluterate, and are cofactors in the electron transport chain. Riboflavin is also a component of the antioxidant enzyme, glutathione reductase.
==Consequences of Riboflavin Deficiency==
==Consequences of Riboflavin Deficiency==