Term Name: |
riboflavin catabolic process |
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- riboflavin breakdown
- riboflavin catabolism
- riboflavin degradation
- vitamin B2 catabolic process
- vitamin B2 catabolism
- vitamin G catabolic process
- vitamin G catabolism
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Definition: |
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of riboflavin (vitamin B2), the precursor for the coenzymes flavin mononucleotide (FMN) and flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD).
http://www.indstate.edu/thcme/mwking/vitamins.html
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GO: Biological Process
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