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==History==
The name "riboflavin" comes from "[[ribose]]" (the sugar whose [[reduction (chemistry)|reduced]] form, [[ribitol]], forms part of its structure) and "[[Flavin group|flavin]]", the ring-moiety that imparts the yellow color to the oxidized molecule (from Latin ''flavus'', "yellow"). The reduced form, which occurs in metabolism along with the oxidized form, appears as orange-yellow needles or crystals. The earliest reported identification, predating any concept of vitamins as essential nutrients, was by Alexander Wynter Blyth. In 1879, Blyth isolated a water-soluble component of cows' milk whey, which he named "lactochrome", that [[fluorescence|fluoresced]] yellow-green when exposed to light.

History

The name "riboflavin" comes from "ribose" (the sugar whose reduced form, ribitol, forms part of its structure) and "flavin", the ring-moiety that imparts the yellow color to the oxidized molecule (from Latin flavus, "yellow"). The reduced form, which occurs in metabolism along with the oxidized form, appears as orange-yellow needles or crystals. The earliest reported identification, predating any concept of vitamins as essential nutrients, was by Alexander Wynter Blyth. In 1879, Blyth isolated a water-soluble component of cows' milk whey, which he named "lactochrome", that fluoresced yellow-green when exposed to light.

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