- lyxoflavin
- \\|liksə+\ noun
Etymology: lyx- + flavin: a yellow crystalline compound C17H20N4O6 isolated from heart muscle and stereoisomeric with riboflavin but derived from lyxose
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
lyxoflavin
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lyxoflavin — A compound similar to riboflavin except that d lyxitol is present in place of the d ribitol group; present in small quantity in cardiac muscle. * * * lyx·o·fla·vin .lik sə flā vən n a yellow crystalline compound C17H20N4O6 isolated from heart… … Medical dictionary
lyxoflavin — lyx·o·flavin … English syllables
lyxitol — A pentitol (reduced lyxose) occurring in lyxoflavin … Medical dictionary
lyx- — combining form or lyxo Etymology: lyxose 1. : related to lyxose lyxoflavin 2. usually lyxo , usually italic : having the stereochemical arrangement of atoms or groups found in lyxose … Useful english dictionary
