- lumiflavin
- 7,8,10-Trimethylisoalloxazine; a yellow photoderivative of riboflavin, bearing a methyl group in place of the ribityl; produced by ultraviolet irradiation of riboflavin in alkaline solution.
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lu·mi·fla·vin .lü-mə-'flā-vən n a yellow-green fluorescent crystalline compound C13H12N4O2 that is formed from riboflavin by ultraviolet irradiation in alkaline solution* * *
lu·mi·fla·vin (loo″mĭ-flaґvin) chemical name: 7,8,10-trimethylisoalloxazine; a product of the luminiferous decomposition of riboflavin.
Medical dictionary. 2011.