Multiple choice

Which of the following vitamins is also known as vitamin B2?

  1. Pyridoxamine

  2. Pyridoxine

  3. Riboflavin

  4. Thiamine

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Explanation

Riboflavin, also known as vitamin B2 or additive E101, 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 such, vitamin B2 is required for a wide variety of cellular processes. It plays a key role in energy metabolism, and for the metabolism of fats, ketone bodies, carbohydrates and proteins.

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