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SKU: S2680
Riboflavin (Vitamin B2 USP ) | SKU: S2680
Synonyms: Lactoflavin; Vitamin B2; Vitamin G
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Riboflavin, Vitamin B2 USP is an essential water-soluble vitamin that Sarchem Labs supplies as a dark-yellow powder, meeting USP testing specifications, for nutraceutical manufacturing, food fortification, and pharmaceutical formulation. As a precursor to the essential metabolic cofactors FAD and FMN, it’s a foundational raw material across dietary-supplement and food-fortification manufacturing. Every lot ships with a Certificate of Analysis and Safety Data Sheet.
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Specifications

Melting Point290°C (dec., lit.)
ColorDark yellow
Physical FormPowder
Molecular Weight376.36 g/mol
SMILES StringCC1=C(C)C=C(N(C[C@H](O)[C@@H]([C@H](O)CO)O)C(C2=N3)=NC(NC2=O)=O)C3=C1
CAS Number83-88-5
EC Number201-507-1
Empirical FormulaC17H20N4O6
NACRESNA.21
PubChem Substance ID24899397
UNSPSC Code12352205
MDL NumberMFCD00005022
InChI1S/C17H20N4O6/c1-7-3-9-10(4-8(7)2)21(5-11(23)14(25)12(24)6-22)15-13(18-9)16(26)20-17(27)19-15/h3-4,11-12,14,22-25H,5-6H2,1-2H3,(H,20,26,27)
InChI KeyAUNGANRZJHBGPY-SCRDCRAPSA-N
eCl@ss34058005
Beilstein/REAXYS Number97825
Quality Level200
Reference GradeMeets USP testing specifications, 98.0–102.0% dry basis
ApplicationsFood fortification manufacturing (vitamin B2 enrichment)

Applications

Food fortification manufacturing (vitamin B2 enrichment)
Nutraceutical and dietary-supplement formulation
Pharmaceutical formulation raw material
Enzyme cofactor (FAD/FMN) research

Product Description

What is Riboflavin?

Riboflavin is an essential water-soluble B-vitamin, found naturally in milk and eggs, that the body converts into two active enzyme cofactors: flavin mononucleotide (FMN) and flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD). These cofactors are essential for redox reactions throughout cellular metabolism, which is why riboflavin deficiency produces a well-defined clinical syndrome (ariboflavinosis) affecting energy metabolism, iron absorption, and tissue health.

Uses of Riboflavin

Riboflavin’s largest manufacturing applications are in food fortification and dietary-supplement production, where it’s added to meet vitamin B2 nutritional requirements. It’s also used as a pharmaceutical formulation raw material and, in research settings, to study its antimicrobial photodynamic effects under UVA activation and its role as a precursor for the FAD/FMN cofactors central to metabolic redox chemistry.

Safety Information

*This reference listing carries no GHS hazard pictogram or hazard statement — it is not classified as GHS-hazardous.*

  • Storage Class: 11 – Combustible Solids
  • PPE: Eyeshields, gloves, dust mask (type N95) as standard good-handling practice

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FAQs: Riboflavin (Vitamin B2 USP )

Mainly in food fortification and dietary-supplement manufacturing, and as a pharmaceutical formulation raw material; it's also studied as a precursor to the essential metabolic cofactors FAD and FMN.

Milk and eggs are major natural dietary sources, though it's also added to many fortified foods during manufacturing.

83-88-5. (Sarchem's live page currently shows no CAS number at all — see the bug report at the top of this document.)

C17H20N4O6, molecular weight 376.36 g/mol.

Yes, for every lot (SKU S2680).