Flavin adenine dinucleotide disodium salt hydrate has been used as a component in the extraction buffer for plant tissue extraction. It has also been used to study its effects on infarct areas of middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) induced mice.
Flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) is used as a redox cofactor (electron carrier) by flavoproteins including succinate dehydrogenase (complex), α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase, apoptosis-inducing factor 2 (AIF-M2, AMID), folate/FAD-dependent tRNA methyltransferases, and N-hydroxylating flavoprotein monooxygenases. FAD is a component of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex.
General description
Flavin adenine dinucleotide(FAD) is a redox cofactor of flavoproteins, such as cytochrome-b5reductase enzyme. With the help of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH), FAD can be reduced to form FADH2.