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Also known as alloxazin, isoalloxazine

Isoalloxazine is the structural foundation of flavins such as riboflavin (vitamin B2) and is a heterocyclic compound. It has a tricyclic structure which means it has three interconnected rings of atoms and is a tautomer of alloxazine. The structure is formed by primary-secondary aromatic o-diamines and they are a high-melting crystalline substance. The R-group is used to attach various flavin groups It has a similar structure to pteridines which has two interconnected rings. Isoalloxazine was first obtained in 1934 by Richard Kuhn an Austrian-German biochemist and lab mates. thumb|Isoalloxazin

Chemical data

Formula
C10H6N4O2
Molecular weight
214.18 g/mol
IUPAC name
1H-benzo[g]pteridine-2,4-dione

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Molecule type
Small molecule

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Mass
214.049075
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chemical formula
C₁₀H₆N₄O₂
canonical SMILES
C1=CC=C2C(=C1)N=C3C(=N2)NC(=O)NC3=O
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Isoalloxazine
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  • Isoalloxazine ring
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Isoalloxazine is the structural foundation of flavins such as riboflavin (vitamin B2) and is a heterocyclic compound. It has a tricyclic structure which means it has three interconnected rings of atoms and is a tautomer of alloxazine. The structure is formed by primary-secondary aromatic o-diamines and they are a high-melting crystalline substance. The R-group is used to attach various flavin groups It has a similar structure to pteridines which has two interconnected rings. Isoalloxazine was first obtained in 1934 by Richard Kuhn an Austrian-German biochemist and lab mates. thumb|Isoalloxazine Structure

== Isoalloxazine ring ==

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