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Structures of various flavins and their subsequent excitation upon blue-light exposure. Isoalloxazine ring is shown in red while riboflavin structure is shown as highlighted in orange. Reaction 1 is catalyzed by riboflavin kinase and reaction 2 is catalyzed by FAD synthetase.
