flavinyl
noun1
Chemistry, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Physical sciences Especially, In compounds, No plural A univalent radical derived from a flavin.
- The effect that the tight intramolecular interactions observed within synthetic flavinyl peptides have on the ability of the light-excited flavin portions to oxidize aromatic amino acids intra- and intermolecularly has been examined.1971 May 25, FeliciaYing-Hsiueh Wu, “Flavin-sensitized photooxidations of tryptophan and tyrosine”, in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure, volume 236, number 2:
- Related terms
- flavinylate, flavinylation