Extended Data Fig. 6: Structures of FAD and Riboflavin. | Nature

Extended Data Fig. 6: Structures of FAD and Riboflavin.

From: Essential elements of radical pair magnetosensitivity in Drosophila

Extended Data Fig. 6: Structures of FAD and Riboflavin.The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI.

The molecular structure of the two flavin chromophores used. (a). Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide (FAD). Note the adenine diphosphate side chain of FAD (yellow oval), which facilitates the generation of an intramolecular, magnetically-sensitive RP. (b). Riboflavin, which is a metabolic precursor to FAD lacks the diphosphate side chain.

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