Riboflavin photochemistry

Martin CB, Shi X, Tsao M-L, Karweik D, Brooke J, Hadad CM, Platz MS. (2002) The photochemistry of riboflavin tetraacetate and nucleosides. A study using density functional theory, laser flash photolysis, fluorescence, UV-Vis and time resolved infrared spectroscopy. J Phys Chem B 106 10263-10271. 

Shin CT, Sciarrone BJ, Discher CA. Effect of certain additives on the photochemistry of riboflavin. J Pharm Sci 1970 59(3) 297-302. 

Riboflavin (2) and some related flavins are pigments of potential importance for aquatic photochemistry that exist at low concentrations in natural waters. These compounds have broad, moderately strong absorption bands in the visible region at about 440 nm and show high quantum yields for triplet formation (Heelis, 1982). 

In this paper we present the first detailed measurements of flavin concentrations In open ocean and coastal environments, and preliminary experiments dealing with the marine photochemistry and photosensitizing properties of riboflavin and Its breakdown products. 

Chandrakuntal, K., Thomas, N.M., Kumar, P.G, Laloraya, M. Laloraya, M.M. (2006). Fluorescence resonance energy transfer between polyphenolic compounds and riboflavin indicates a possible accessory photoreceptor function for some polyphenolic compounds. Photochemistry and Photobiology, 82,1358-1364. 

SCHUMAN-JORNS, M., G. Sch6llnhammer, and P. Hemmerich Intramolecular Addition of the Riboflavin Side Chain Anion Catalyzed Neutral Photochemistry. Eur. J. Biochem. 57, 35 (1975). 

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