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Riboflavin Interactions with Oxygen—A Survey from the Photochemical Perspective
Author(s) -
InsińskaRak Małgorzata,
Sikorski Marek
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201403895
Subject(s) - riboflavin , singlet oxygen , flavin group , photochemistry , chemistry , oxygen , reactivity (psychology) , in vivo , flavoprotein , absorption (acoustics) , biochemistry , organic chemistry , materials science , enzyme , biology , medicine , alternative medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , composite material
In this short review we provide some insights to the main processes that riboflavin is involved in upon absorption of a photon. We describe riboflavin properties in its interactions with oxygen, comparing them to the properties of some other singlet oxygen sensitizers. Data are provided on riboflavin photosensitizing properties in vivo and in vitro, and its properties as an endogenous singlet oxygen sensitizer are discussed. We additionally report flavin catalytic role in organic synthesis and photochemical reactivity in solutions of riboflavin and some of its derivatives.