Indicator Explainer
Riboflavin
An essential human nutrient that is a heat-stable and water-soluble flavin belonging to the vitamin B family. Riboflavin is a precursor of the coenzymes flavin mononucleotide (FMN) and flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD). These coenzymes are of vital importance in normal tissue respiration, pyridoxine activation, tryptophan to niacin conversion, fat, carbohydrate, and protein metabolism, and glutathione reductase mediated detoxification. Riboflavin may also be involved in maintaining erythrocyte integrity. This vitamin is essential for healthy skin, nails, and hair.
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When it is tested
Source: National Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus 26.09d, C808. NCI definition, reproduced without modification under CC BY 4.0. Source identity and definition checked automatically on 2026-10-20. No individual clinical interpretation or human reviewer is asserted.
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References
- NCI Thesaurus 26.09d — Riboflavin (C808)
- Source: National Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus 26.09d, C808. NCI definition, reproduced without modification under CC BY 4.0.
- Systematic small regulatory RNA guided pathway attenuation enables high-level riboflavin production in Escherichia coli. — Bioresour Technol, 2026-10-17 (PMID 42892364; literature)
- Mechanistic insights into riboflavin-mediated recovery of the single-stage partial nitritation-anammox system under tetracycline stress. — Bioresour Technol, 2026-10-16 (PMID 42887796; literature)
- Exogenous riboflavin activates stress-responsive gene networks in Arabidopsis. — Plant Mol Biol, 2026-10-24 (PMID 42925431; literature)
- Riboflavin-photosensitized lipid oxidation in oil-in-water nanoemulsions: effects of oxygen scavengers and metal chelator. — Front Nutr, 2026-10-09 (PMID 42920508; literature)