Flavin may refer to:

Science

Flavin adenine dinucleotide In biochemistry, flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) is a redox-active coenzyme associated with various proteins, which is involved with several enzymatic reactions in metabolism. A flavoprotein is a protein that contains a flavin group, which ma ...

(FAD), a redox cofactor *

Flavin-containing amine oxidoreductase Flavin-containing amine oxidoreductases are a family of various amine oxidases, including maize polyamine oxidase (PAO), L-amino acid oxidases (LAO) and various flavin containing monoamine oxidases (MAO). The aligned region includes the flavin b ...

, a family of amine oxidases *

Flavin-containing monooxygenase The flavin-containing monooxygenase (FMO) protein family specializes in the oxidation of xeno-substrates in order to facilitate the excretion of these compounds from living organisms. These enzymes can oxidize a wide array of heteroatoms, par ...

(FMO), a protein family * Flavin containing monooxygenase 1, a human gene *

Flavin containing monooxygenase 3 Flavin-containing monooxygenase 3 (FMO3), also known as dimethylaniline monooxygenase -oxide-forming3 and trimethylamine monooxygenase, is a flavoprotein enzyme () that in humans is encoded by the ''FMO3'' gene. This enzyme catalyzes the foll ...

, a human gene *

Flavin group Flavins (from Latin ''flavus'', "yellow") refers generally to the class of organic compounds containing the tricyclic heterocycle isoalloxazine or its isomer alloxazine, and derivatives thereof. The biochemical source of flavin is the yellow B ...

, a group of organic compounds *

Flavin mononucleotide Flavin mononucleotide (FMN), or riboflavin-5′-phosphate, is a biomolecule produced from riboflavin (vitamin B2) by the enzyme riboflavin kinase and functions as the prosthetic group of various oxidoreductases, including NADH dehydrogenase, as ...

, a biomolecule produced from riboflavin * Flavin reductase, an enzyme

Places

* Flavin, Aveyron, a commune in southern France

People

Adrian Flavin Adrian Flavin (born 6 June 1979 in Harrow on the Hill, London) is a former Irish rugby union footballer. Flavin was a member of the 1999 Ireland Under-19 World Cup winning team and also represented the Ireland Under 21s in the 2000 World Cup ...

(born 1979), a professional rugby player *

Christopher Flavin Christopher Flavin is the former president of the Worldwatch Institute, an independent research organization focused on natural resource and environmental issues, based in Washington, D.C.. He is also a founding member of the Board of Directors o ...

, president of the Worldwatch Institute *

Dan Flavin Dan Flavin (April 1, 1933 – November 29, 1996) was an American minimalist artist famous for creating sculptural objects and installations from commercially available fluorescent light fixtures. Early life and career Daniel Nicholas Flavi ...

(1933–1996), a minimalist artist famous for using fluorescent light fixtures *

Dan Flavin (politician) Daniel Thomas Flavin (May 31, 1957 – June 6, 2024) was an American politician. He served as a Republican member for the 36th district of the Louisiana House of Representatives. Life and career Flavin attended McNeese State University. He w ...

, Louisiana politician *

Dick Flavin (Gaelic footballer) Richard Flavin (born 27 December 1878) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a goalkeeper for the Cork senior team. Flavin made his first appearance for the team during the 1905 championship and was a regular member of the starting fif ...

(born 1978), Irish Gaelic football player *

Dick Flavin (poet) Dick Flavin (December 7, 1936 – December 28, 2022) was an American poet known as the "poet laureate of the Boston Red Sox", as well the team's public address announcer and a journalist, television commentator, and playwright. Life and early ...

(1936–2022), American poet *

James Flavin James William Flavin Jr. (May 14, 1906 – April 23, 1976) was an American character actor whose stage, film, and television career lasted some forty years. Early life Flavin was born in Portland, Maine, and attended the West Point, where he pl ...

(1906–1976), an American character actor *

Jennifer Flavin Jennifer Lee Flavin Stallone ( Flavin; born August 14, 1968) is an American businesswoman and former model. She is married to actor Sylvester Stallone. Early life and career Jennifer Flavin was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in ...

(born 1968), a former model and wife of actor Sylvester Stallone *

Martin Flavin Martin Archer Flavin (November 2, 1883 – December 27, 1967) was an American playwright and novelist. His novel '' Journey in the Dark'' received both the Harper Prize for 1943 and a Pulitzer Prize for 1944. His play ''The Criminal Code'' was pr ...

(1883–1967), an American playwright and novelist *

Martin Flavin (politician) Martin Flavin (1841– 30 December 1916) Cadogan, Tim & Falvey, Jeremiah: ''A Biographical Dictionary of Cork'', Four Courts Press (2006), was an Irish nationalist politician, butter merchant and prominent businessman from Cork. He was a Member ...

(1841–1917), Irish Nationalist politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Cork, 1891–1892 * Michael Joseph Flavin (1866-1944), Irish Nationalist politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for North Kerry, 1896-1918 * Mick Flavin, an Irish country singer {{Disambiguation, surname