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Buried deep in the center of many cryptochromes is a yellow molecule called flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) that, unlike the rest of the protein, absorbs blue light.
—Henrik Mouritsen, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2022
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First Known Use
1954, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of flavin adenine dinucleotide was
in 1954
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“Flavin adenine dinucleotide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flavin%20adenine%20dinucleotide. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
Medical Definition
flavin adenine dinucleotide
noun
: a coenzyme C27H33N9O15P2 of some flavoproteins
called also FAD
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