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Science 8 August 1969:
Vol. 165. no. 3893, pp. 613 - 615
DOI: 10.1126/science.165.3893.613
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Glutathione Reductase: Stimulation in Normal Subjects by Riboflavin Supplementation

Ernest Beutler 1

1 Division of Medicine, City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California

Glutathione reductase of hemolyzates from clinically normal subjects is activated by the addition of flavin-adenine dinucleotide. One-half maximum stimulation could be achieved by approximately 0.02 micromolar flavin-adenine dinucleotide; prior addition of adenosine triphosphate, adenosine diphosphate, or adenosine mnonophosphate prevented activation. Stimulation of glutathione reductase activity of red cells of normal subjects occurred when they were given 5 milligrams of riboflavin daily for 8 days. The degree of stimulation in vitro by flavin-adenine dinucleotide and in vivo by riboflavin was inversely proportional to dietary intake of riboflavin. The variety of clinical disorders which have been associated with glutathione reductase deficiency may have, as a common denominator, abnormalities in flavin-adenine dinucleotide formation.


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