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. 1999 Dec;181(24):7580–7587. doi: 10.1128/jb.181.24.7580-7587.1999

TABLE 1.

Rf values of flavins by ascending paper chromatographya

Solvent Rf value
Flavin standard
Dld cofactorb
FMN Riboflavin FAD
Ac 0.50 0.28 0.35 0.34
Bd 0.23 0.39 0.09 0.10
a

Samples were separated on Whatman no. 1 paper as described in the text. 

b

rDld cofactor was released by boiling. Apoprotein was removed by centrifugation. 

c

Solvent system A; 5% disodium hydrogen phosphate in H2O. 

d

Solvent system B; n-butanol–acetic acid–H2O (4:1:5).