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RiboflavinAka: Vitamin B2

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  1. Dietary Sources
    1. Liver
    2. Milk and dairy products
    3. lean Meat
    4. Poultry
    5. Fish
    6. Dark green vegetables
      1. Spinach
      2. Asparagus
    7. Eggs
    8. Whole-grain and enriched cereals, pasta, bread
    9. Mushrooms
    10. Dried beans and peas
  2. Signs of Deficiency
    1. Angular Cheilitis or Angular Stomatitis
    2. Cheilosis
    3. Gingivitis
    4. Photophobia
    5. Tongue changes
      1. Atrophic lingual papillae
      2. Hypertrophic filiform and fungiform papillae

Riboflavin (C0035527)

Definition (MSH)Nutritional factor found in milk, eggs, malted barley, liver, kidney, heart, and leafy vegetables. The richest natural source is yeast. It occurs in the free form 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.
Definition (CSP)water soluble B vitamin; precursor of FMN and FAD.
Definition (PDQ)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. Check for "http://www.cancer.gov/Search/ClinicalTrialsLink.aspx?id=38330&idtype=1" active clinical trials or "http://www.cancer.gov/Search/ClinicalTrialsLink.aspx?id=38330&idtype=1&closed=1" closed clinical trials using this agent. ("http://nciterms.nci.nih.gov:80/NCIBrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&code=C808" NCI Thesaurus)
Definition (NCI)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.
ConceptsOrganic Chemical (T109) , Pharmacologic Substance (T121) , Vitamin (T127)
MSHD012256
EnglishLactoflavin, Lactoflavin preparation, Riboflavin, Riboflavin preparation, riboflavine, Riboflavine preparation, Vitamin B 2, VITAMIN B A 02, Vitamin B<sub>2</sub>, Vitamin B<sub>2</sub> preparation, Vitamin B>2<, Vitamin B>2< preparation, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B2 preparation, Vitamin G, Vitamin G preparation
Spanishpreparado con lactoflavina, preparado con riboflavina, preparado con vitamina B<sub>2</sub>, preparado con vitamina B>2<, preparado con vitamina B2, preparado con vitamina G, riboflavina, vitamina B<sub>2</sub>, vitamina B>2<, vitamina B2
Parent ConceptsVitamin B Complex (C0042849), Flavins (C0016213), B Vitamin Family (C1704763), Riboflavin (C0035527), Unclassified Ingredient Preparations (C1377282), Duplicate concept (C1274013)
SourcesAOD, CSP, LNC, MSH, MTH, NCI, NDFRT, PDQ, RXNORM, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT, VANDF
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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