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. 2013 Jul 15;535(2):150–162. doi: 10.1016/j.abb.2013.02.015

Table 1.

Human flavoproteins.

No. E.C. Enzyme Cofactor Structure clan (family) Gene symbol Gene location
1 1.1.1.28 d-lactate dehydrogenase FAD FAD_PCMH (FAD_binding_4) LDHD 16q23.1
2 1.1.1.204 Xanthine dehydrogenase FAD FAD_PCMH (FAD_binding_5) XDH 2p23.1
3 1.1.3.15 (S)-2-hydroxy-acid oxidase FMN TIM_barrel (FMN_dh) HAO1 20p12.3
HAO2 1p12
4 1.1.5.3 Glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase FAD NADP_Rossmann (DAO) GPD2 2q24.1
5 1.1.99.1 Choline dehydrogenase FAD GMC_ oxred CHDH 3p21.1
6 1.1.99.2 l-2-Hydroxyglutarate dehydrogenase FAD -------------------------------------- L2HGDH 14q21.3
7 1.1.99.- d-2-Hydroxyglutarate dehydrogenase FAD -------------------------------------- D2HGDH 2q37.3
8 1.2.3.1 Aldehyde oxidase FAD -------------------------------------- AOX1 2q33.1
9 1.3.1.2 Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase FMN TIM_barrel (DHO_dh) DPYD 1p21.3
FAD NADP_Rossmann (Pyr_redox_2)
10 1.3.1.72 3β-Hydroxysterol Δ24-reductase FAD -------------------------------------- DHCR24 1p32.3
11 1.3.3.1 Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase FMN TIM_barrel (DHO_dh) DHODH 16q22.2
12 1.3.3.4 Protoporphyrinogen IX oxidase FAD NADP_Rossmann (Amino_oxidase) PPOX 1q23.3
13 1.3.3.6 Acyl-CoA oxidase FAD Acyl-CoA_dh ACOX1 17q25.1
(ACOX, acyl-CoA_dh_1) ACOX2 3p14.3
ACOX3 4p16.1
14 1.3.3.- Glutaryl-CoA oxidase FAD -------------------------------------- C7orf10 7p14.1
15 1.3.5.1 Succinate dehydrogenase 8α-(N3-His)- NAPH_Rossmann (FAD_binding_2) SDHA 5p15.33
Flavoprotein subunit A -FAD (3q29)a
16 1.3.99.2 Short-chain- (butyryl-) acyl CoA dehydrogenase FAD Acyl-CoA_dh (Acyl_CoA_dh_1) ACADS 12q24.31
17 1.3.99.3 Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase FAD Acyl-CoA_dh (Acyl_CoA_dh_1) ACADM 1p31.1
18 1.3.99.7 Glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase FAD Acyl-CoA_dh (acyl-CoA_dh_1) GCDH 19p13.2
19 1.3.99.10 Isovaleryl-CoA dehydrogenase FAD Acyl-CoA_dh (acyl-CoA_dh_1) IVD 15q15.1
20 1.3.99.12 2-Methylbutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase FAD Acyl-CoA_dh (acyl-CoA_dh_1) ACADSB 10q26.13
21 1.3.99.13 Long-chain-acyl-CoA dehydrogenase FAD Acyl-CoA_dh (acyl-CoA_dh_1) ACADL 2q34
22 1.3.99.- Very long-chain acyl-CoA dh FAD Acyl-CoA_dh (acyl-CoA_dh_1) ACADVL 17p13.1
23 1.3.99.- Isobutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase FAD Acyl-CoA_dh (acyl-CoA_dh_1) ACAD8 11q25
24 1.3.99.- Long-chain-unsaturated-acyl-CoA dh (molecular chaperone of complex I) FAD Acyl-CoA_dh (acyl-CoA_dh_1) ACAD9 3q21.3
25 1.3.99.- Long- and branched-chain-acyl-CoA dh FAD Acyl-CoA_dh (acyl-CoA_dh_1) ACAD10 12q24.1
26 1.3.99.- C22-long-chain-acyl-CoA dehydrogenase FAD Acyl-CoA_dh (acyl-CoA_dh_1) ACAD11 3q22.1
27 1.4.3.1 d-aspartate oxidase FAD NADP_Rossmann (DAO) DDO 6q21
28 1.4.3.2 l-amino acid oxidase FAD NADP_Rossmann (Amino_oxidase) LAO 19q13.3-q13.4
29 1.4.3.3 d-amino acid oxidase FAD NADP_Rossmann (DAO) DAO 12q24.11
30 1.4.3.4 Monoamine oxidase 8α-(Cys)-FAD NADP_Rossmann (Amino_oxidase) MAOA Xp11.3
MAOB Xp11.3b
31 1.4.3.5 Pyridoxal 5’-phosphate oxidase FMN FMN-binding (Pyridox_oxidase) PNPO 17q21.32
Pyridoxine 5’-phosphate oxidase
32 1.4.3.- Catecholamine oxidase (renalase) FAD NADP_Rossmann (Amino_oxidase) RNLS 10q23.31
33 1.5.1.20 Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase FAD FAD_oxidored (MTHFR) MTHFR 1p36.22
34 1.5.3.7 l-pipecolate oxidase 8α-(Cys)-FAD NADP_Rossmann (DAO) PIPOX 17q11.2
35 1.5.3.16 Spermine oxidase FAD NADP_Rossmann (Amino_oxidase) SMO 20p13
36 1.5.5.1 Electron-transferring flavoprotein-ubiquinone oxidoreductase FAD 4Fe-4S (ETF_QO) ETFDH 4q32.1
37 -------- Electron transferring flavoprotein FAD FAD_DHS (ETF_alpha) ETFA 15q24.2-q24.3
HUB (ETF) ETFB 19q13.41
38 1.5.99.1 Sarcosine dehydrogenase 8α-(N3-His)- NADP_Rossmann (DAO) SARDH 9q34.2
-FAD
39 1.5.99.2 Dimethylglycine dehydrogenase 8α-(N3-His) NADP_Rossmann (DAO) DMGDH 5q14.1
-FAD
40 1.5.99.- Lysine-specific histone demethylase FAD NADP_Rossmann KDM1A 1p36.12
41 1.5.99.8 Proline dehydrogenase FAD FAD_oxidored (Pro_dh) PRODH 22q11.21
42 1.6.2.2 Cytochrome-b5 reductase FAD FAD_Lum_binding (FAD_binding_6) CYB5R3 22q13.2
43 1.6.2.4 NADPH-hemoprotein reductase FMN Flavoprotein (flavodoxin_1) POR 7q11.23
(cytochrome P450 reductase) FAD FAD_Lum_binding (FAD_binding_1)
44 1.6.5.2 NAD(P)H dehydrogenase (quinone) FAD Flavoprotein (Flavodoxin_2) NQO1 16q22.1
45 1.6.5.3 NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase of complex I, subunit UQOR1 FMN complex1_51K NDUFV1 11q13.2
46 1.6.-.- NADPH-dep. diflavin oxidoreductase 1 FMN Flavoprotein (Flavodoxin_1) NDOR1 9q34.3
FAD FAD_Lum_binding (FAD_binding_1)
47 1.6.-.- tRNA dihydrouridine synthase FMN TIM_barrel (Dus) DUS2L 16q22.1
48 1.8.1.4 Dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase FAD NADP_Rossmann (Pyr_redox_2) DLD 7q31.1
49 1.8.1.7 Glutathione-disulfide reductase FAD NADP_Rossmann (Pyr_redox_2) GSR 8p12
50 1.8.1.9 Thioredoxin-disulfide reductase FAD NADP_Rossmann (Pyr_redox_2) TXNR1 12q23.3
TXNR2 22q11.21
TXNR3 3q21.3
51 1.8.1.- ER flavoprotein associated with degr. FAD -------------------------------------- FOXRED2 22q12.3
52 1.8.3.2 Sulfhydryl oxidase FAD Erv1_Alr GFER 16p13.3
53 1.8.3.5 Prenylcysteine oxidase FAD -------------------------------------- PCYOX1 2p13.3
54 1.10.99.2 Ribosyldihydronicotinamide FAD Flavoprotein (Flavodoxin_2) NQO2 6p25.2
dehydrogenase
55 1.14.13.8 Flavin-containing monooxygenases FAD -------------------------------------- FMO1 1q24.3
FMO2 1q24.3
FMO3 1q24.3
FMO4 1q24.3
FMO5 1q21.1
56 1.14.13.9 Kynurenine 3-monooxygenase FAD -------------------------------------- KMO 1q43
57 1.14.13.39 Nitric-oxide synthase FMN Flavoprotein (Flavodoxin_1) NOS1 12q24.22
FAD FAD_Lum_binding (FAD_binding_1) NOS2 17q11.2
NOS3 7q36.1
58 1.14.13.132 Squalene monooxygenase FAD -------------------------------------- SQLE 8q24.13
59 1.14.99.- Monooxygenase in coenzyme Q biosyn. FAD? -------------------------------------- COQ6 14q24.3
60 1.16.1.2 Ferrireductase (biliverdin IX beta red.) FMN? N-terminal domain (1-215) STEAP3 2q14.2
61 1.16.1.8 Methionine synthase reductase FMN Flavoprotein (Flavodoxin_1) MTRR 5p15.31
FAD FAD_Lum_binding (FAD_binding_1)
62 1.18.1.2 Ferredoxin-NADP+ reductase FAD FAD_Lum_binding (FAD_binding_6) FDXR 17q25.1
63 1.-.-.- NAD(P)H oxidase cytochrome b(558), beta subunit FAD -------------------------------------- CYBB Xp11.4
64 1.-.-.- Thyroid oxidase / dual oxidase FAD -------------------------------------- DUOX1 15q21.1
DUOX2 15q21.1
65 2.2.1.6 Acetolactate synthase-like protein FAD? -------------------------------------- - 19p13.12
66 2.5.1.26 Alkyldihydroxyacetone phosphate synthase FAD FAD_PCMH (FAD_binding_4) AGPS 2q31.2
67 4.1.1.36 4’-Phosphopantothenoylcysteine decarboxylase FMN Flavoprotein PPCDC 15q24.2
68 4.1.99.3 Cryptochrome FAD FAD-binding of DNA-photolyase CRY1 12q23.3
(FAD_binding_7) CRY2 11p11.2
69 -------- Apoptosis inducing protein FAD NADP_Rossmann (Pyr_redox_2) AIFM1 Xq26.1
70 -------- Apoptosis inducing protein 6-OH-FAD NADP_Rossmann (Pyr_redox_2) AIFM2 10q22.1
71 -------- Iodotyrosine deiodinase FMN Nitroreductase IYD 6q25.1
72 -------- Axon guidance protein FAD NADP_Rossmann (FAD_binding_3) MICAL1 6q21
Interacting with CasL MICAL2 11p15.3
MICAL3 22q11.21
73 -------- FAD-dependent oxidoreductase (molecular chaperone of complex 1) FAD -------------------------------------- FOXRED1 11q24.2
74 -------- Riboflavin transporter Riboflavinc -------------------------------------- SLC52A1 17p13.2
SLC52A2 8q24.3
SLC52A3 20p13
75 1.5.1.30 Riboflavin / FMN reductase FMNc NADP_Rossmann (NmrA-like) BLVRB 19q13.2
76 2.7.1.26 Riboflavin kinase riboflavinc Flavokinase RFK 9q21.13
77 2.7.7.2 FAD-adenylyl transferase (synthetase) FMNc HUP (PAPS_reduct) FLAD1 1q21.3

Abbreviations used: biosyn., biosynthesis; dh, dehydrogenase; degr., degradation; dep., dependent; ER, endoplasmic reticulum; red., reductase.

Pfam classification given in plain text is for the structure of human proteins and those in italics for structures of homologs.

a

Duplicated pseudogene.

b

Opposite orientation on chromosome.

c

Substrate of transporter, modifying enzyme or reductase (entries 74–77).