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flavin adenine dinucleotide

redox cofactor, more specifically a prosthetic group, involved in several important reactions in metabolism; can exist in three (or four: flavin-N(5)-oxide) different redox states; converted between these states by accepting or donating electrons
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flavin adenine dinucleotide

Summary

flavin adenine dinucleotide is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (205 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • flavin adenine dinucleotide's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • flavin adenine dinucleotide's chemical structure is recorded as FAD.svg[4].
  • flavin adenine dinucleotide's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 146-14-5[5].
  • flavin adenine dinucleotide's EC number is recorded as 205-663-1[6].
  • flavin adenine dinucleotide's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC1=CC2=C(C=C1C)N(C3=NC(=O)NC(=O)C3=N2)CC(C(C(COP(=O)(O)OP(=O)(O)OCC4C(C(C(O4)N5C=NC6=C5N=CN=C6N)O)O)O)O)O[7].
  • flavin adenine dinucleotide's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C27H33N9O15P2/c1-10-3-12-13(4-11(10)2)35(24-18(32-12)25(42)34-27(43)33-24)5-14(37)19(39)15(38)6-48-52(44,45)51-53(46,47)49-7-16-20(40)21(41)26(50-16)36-9-31-17-22(28)29-8-30-23(17)36/h3-4,8-9,14-16,19-21,26,37-41H,5-7H2,1-2H3,(H,44,45)(H,46,47)(H2,28,29,30)(H,34,42,43)/t14-,15+,16+,19-,20+,21+,26+/m0/s1[8].
  • flavin adenine dinucleotide's InChIKey is recorded as VWWQXMAJTJZDQX-UYBVJOGSSA-N[9].
  • flavin adenine dinucleotide's chemical formula is recorded as C₂₇H₃₃N₉O₁₅P₂[10].
  • flavin adenine dinucleotide's subclass of is recorded as pteridine[11].
  • flavin adenine dinucleotide's subclass of is recorded as purine nucleotides[12].
  • flavin adenine dinucleotide's subclass of is recorded as flavin adenine dinucleotide[13].
  • flavin adenine dinucleotide's part of is recorded as FAD binding[14].
  • flavin adenine dinucleotide's part of is recorded as FAD biosynthetic process[15].
  • flavin adenine dinucleotide's part of is recorded as FAD metabolic process[16].
  • flavin adenine dinucleotide's part of is recorded as FAD transmembrane transport[17].
  • flavin adenine dinucleotide's part of is recorded as mitochondrial FAD transmembrane transport[18].
  • flavin adenine dinucleotide's part of is recorded as FAD transport[19].
  • flavin adenine dinucleotide's has use is recorded as medication[20].
  • flavin adenine dinucleotide's Commons category is recorded as Flavin adenine dinucleotide[21].
  • flavin adenine dinucleotide's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D005182[22].
  • flavin adenine dinucleotide's has part is recorded as carbon[23].
  • flavin adenine dinucleotide's ChEMBL ID is recorded as CHEMBL1232653[24].
  • flavin adenine dinucleotide's Guide to Pharmacology Ligand ID is recorded as 5184[25].
  • flavin adenine dinucleotide's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/055hz3[26].
  • flavin adenine dinucleotide's UNII is recorded as ZC44YTI8KK[27].

Why It Matters

flavin adenine dinucleotide ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (205 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . commonchemistry.cas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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