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Flavone vs Flavin - What's the difference?

flavone | flavin |

As nouns the difference between flavone and flavin

is that flavone is (chemistry) any of a class of tricyclic aromatic heterocyclic ketones, especially the naturally occurring flavonoids while flavin is (biochemistry) any of a class of tricyclic heterocyclic compounds derived from riboflavin; found especially as the adenine dinucleotide (fad).

flavone

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Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) any of a class of tricyclic aromatic heterocyclic ketones, especially the naturally occurring flavonoids
  • (chemistry, uncountable) the parent compound of this class

    • flavin

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
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