flavoprotein

[ fley-voh-proh-teen, -tee-uhn ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. an enzyme, containing riboflavin and linked chemically with a protein, active in the oxidation of foods in animal cells.

flavoprotein

/ ˌfleɪvəʊˈprəʊtiːn /

noun

1. any of a group of enzymes that contain a derivative of riboflavin linked to a protein and catalyse oxidation in cells Also calledcytochrome reductase See also FMN FAD

Word History and Origins

Origin of flavoprotein¹

First recorded in 1930–35; flavo- + protein

Word History and Origins

Origin of flavoprotein¹

C20: from flavin + protein