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CHEBI:176838 - vitamin B2
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:176838 |
| ChEBI Name | vitamin B2 |
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| ASCII Name | vitamin B2 |
| Definition | Any member of a group of vitamers that belong to the chemical structural class called flavins that exhibit biological activity against vitamin B2 deficiency. Symptoms associated with vitamin B2 deficiency include glossitis, seborrhea, angular stomaitis, cheilosis and photophobia. The vitamers include riboflavin and its phosphate derivatives (and includes their salt, ionised and hydrate forms). |
| Last Modified | 20 July 2021 |
| Submitter | Adnan |
| Roles Classification |
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| Biological Role: | water-soluble vitamin (role) Any vitamin that dissolves in water and readily absorbed into tissues for immediate use. Unlike the fat-soluble vitamins, they are not stored in the body and need to be replenished regularly in the diet and will rarely accumulate to toxic levels since they are quickly excreted from the body via urine. |
| Application: | nutraceutical A product in capsule, tablet or liquid form that provide essential nutrients, such as a vitamin, an essential mineral, a protein, an herb, or similar nutritional substance. |
| ChEBI Ontology |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| vitamin B2 (CHEBI:176838) is a B vitamin (CHEBI:75769) |
| Incoming Relation(s) |
| FAD (CHEBI:16238) is a vitamin B2 (CHEBI:176838) |
| FAD(3−) (CHEBI:57692) is a vitamin B2 (CHEBI:176838) |
| FMN (CHEBI:17621) is a vitamin B2 (CHEBI:176838) |
| FMN(3−) (CHEBI:58210) is a vitamin B2 (CHEBI:176838) |
| riboflavin (CHEBI:17015) is a vitamin B2 (CHEBI:176838) |
| riboflavin sodium (CHEBI:176853) is a vitamin B2 (CHEBI:176838) |
| riboflavin sodium phosphate (CHEBI:32098) is a vitamin B2 (CHEBI:176838) |
| riboflavin(1−) (CHEBI:57986) is a vitamin B2 (CHEBI:176838) |
| Synonyms | Source |
|---|---|
| vitamin B2 | ChEBI |
| vitamin B-2 | ChEBI |
| vitamins B2 | ChEBI |
| vitamins B2 vitamers | ChEBI |
| vitamins B2 vitamer | ChEBI |