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Riboflavin

Riboflavin Description

Also known as vitamin B2, this is an easily absorbed micronutrient with a key role in maintaining health in humans and animals. It is the central component of the cofactors FAD and FMN, and is therefore required by all flavoproteins. As a result, vitamin B2 is required for a wide multiple of cellular processes. Like the other B vitamins, it plays a key role in energy metabolism, and is required for the metabolism of fats, ketone bodies, carbohydrates, and proteins.

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Riboflavin Medical Usage

useful additive along with beta-blockers in the treatment of migraine headaches. Also used in a new treatment to slow or stop the progression of the corneal disorder keratoconus, this is called corneal collagen crosslinking or "CXL".

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