Flavus
Encyclopedia
Flavus is the Latin word for "yellow
" and has given the name to many, more or less yellow, objects:
Yellow
Yellow is the color evoked by light that stimulates both the L and M cone cells of the retina about equally, with no significant stimulation of the S cone cells. Light with a wavelength of 570–590 nm is yellow, as is light with a suitable mixture of red and green...
" and has given the name to many, more or less yellow, objects:
Biochemistry
- Flavin
- FlavonoidFlavonoidFlavonoids , are a class of plant secondary metabolites....
s - FlavoproteinFlavoproteinFlavoproteins are proteins that contain a nucleic acid derivative of riboflavin: the flavin adenine dinucleotide or flavin mononucleotide ....