The primary role of the water-soluble vitamin B2, ie riboflavin, in cell biology is connected
with its conversion into FMN and FAD, the cofactors of a large number of dehydrogenases …

Nutrition science has evolved considerably in the past decade with new concepts and
discoveries. In response, advanced nutrition courses now encompass material on …

Objective The present review aims to clarify the relationship of thiamine, riboflavin, and
niacin to exercise performance. News The B vitamins thiamine (vitamin B 1), riboflavin …

Absorption of riboflavin is mediated by transporter (s). However, a mammalian riboflavin
transporter has yet to be identified. In the present study, the novel human and rat riboflavin …

We have newly identified rat riboflavin transporter 2 (rRFT2) and its human orthologue
(hRFT2), and carried out detailed functional characterization of rRFT2. The mRNA of rRFT2 …

Riboflavin transporter (RFT) 2 has recently been identified as a transporter that may be,
mainly based on the functional characteristics of its rat ortholog (rRFT2), involved in the …

Riboflavin or vitamin B2 is one of the constituents of energy drinks. Although this compound
is known to be absorbed in the intestine and that it circulates throughout the body and is …

Riboflavin, also known as vitamin B2, is transported across the biological membrane into
various organs by transport systems. Riboflavin transporter RFVT3 is expressed in the small …

Cell surface receptors for the vitamins folic acid and biotin have been previously reported to
mediate the endocytosis of vitamin-conjugated macromolecules into cultured cells. To …

In isolated rat enterocytes, both normoenergized (normal) and de-energized with rotenone,
riboflavin intracellular metabolic processes, operating in association with a membrane …