flavinmimetic
Flavin mimetics are synthetic compounds designed to imitate the redox and photophysical behavior of flavin cofactors, most notably FMN and FAD. Like flavins, these mimetics can participate in one-electron and two-electron redox chemistry and can form semiquinone intermediates. Many flavin mimetics are also photoactive, absorbing in the visible range and functioning as photocatalysts or photosensitizers in chemical and biochemical settings.
Design and scaffolds commonly used in flavin mimetics include alloxazine-, lumazine-, and pterin-based frameworks that reproduce
Applications span enzymology, catalysis, and materials science. In enzymology, flavin mimetics serve as models to study
Limitations include that no flavin mimetic perfectly reproduces all aspects of FMN/FAD function. Redox potential, catalytic