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                                        Comment: Riboflavin (vitamin B2) is a water-soluble vitamin that is required for the biosynthesis of flavin-derived enzyme cofactors that are essential for cellular respiration. Taken as a dietary supplement to combat vitamin B2 deficiency.
                                    
                                 
                            
                            
                          
                                
                                    
                                
                          
                                   
                                   
                                  
                                      
                                     
                                   
                                   
                                    
                                    
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                                                                         1. Kuang W, Zhang J, Lan Z, Deepak RNVK, Liu C, Ma Z, Cheng L, Zhao X, Meng X, Wang W et al.. (2021)
                                         SLC22A14 is a mitochondrial riboflavin transporter required for sperm oxidative phosphorylation and male fertility. Cell Rep, 35 (3): 109025. [PMID:33882315]  | 
                                                                
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                                                                         2. Yao Y, Yonezawa A, Yoshimatsu H, Masuda S, Katsura T, Inui K. (2010)
                                         Identification and comparative functional characterization of a new human riboflavin transporter hRFT3 expressed in the brain. J Nutr, 140 (7): 1220-6. [PMID:20463145]  |