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Effect of riboflavin supplementation on erythrocyte glutathione stability

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Administration of riboflavin for eight days in a dosage of 10 mg per day resulted in an improvement of erythrocyte glutathione stability in subjects with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. In red blood cells of individuals with normal G-6-PD glutathione stability was not altered.

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Verabreichung von täglich 10 mg Riboflavin über 8 Tage führte zu einer Verbesserung der Glutathionstabilität in Erythrocyten von Personen mit Glucose-6-Phosphat-Dehydrogenase-Mangel. Die Glutathionstabilität in Erythrocyten von Stoffwechselgesunden blieb unverändert.

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Flatz, G. Effect of riboflavin supplementation on erythrocyte glutathione stability. Klin Wochenschr 48, 764–765 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01497140

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