Synonym(s): FAD; FAD-Na2; Riboflavin 5′-adenosine diphosphate disodium salt
Formula: C27H31N9Na2O15P2 · xH2O
Formula Weight: 829.51 (anhydrous basis)
CAS No.: 84366-81-4
Purity: ≥95%
Application: Flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) is used as a redox cofactor (electron carrier) by flavoproteins including succinate dehydrogenase (complex), α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase, apoptosis-inducing factor 2 (AIF-M2, AMID), folate/FAD-dependent tRNA methyltransferases, and N-hydroxylating flavoprotein monooxygenases. FAD is a component of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex.
Storage: −20°C
Beilstein Registry Number: 5326842
EC No.: 282-733-8
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C2H2Cl2