When Was Ariboflavinosis Discovered?
Riboflavin, or Vitamin B-2, Was Initially Isolated from Milk and Its Origin Can Be Traced to English Chemist Alexander Wynter Blyth in 1872; It Was Originally...
Riboflavin, or vitamin B-2, was initially isolated from milk and its origin can be traced to English chemist Alexander Wynter Blyth in 1872; it was originally called lactochrome or lactoflavin.
Who discovered riboflavin?
The first observation of a pigment in milk with yellow-green fluorescence can be traced to the English chemist Alexander Wynter Blyth in 1872, but it was not until the early 1930s that the substance was characterized as riboflavin.
When was B2 discovered?
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) had been discovered in 1922 by Richard Kuhn (1900–1967) in Germany and Theodor Wagner-Jauregg (1903–1992) in Austria. The compound was isolated in 1933 by Kuhn and Paul György (1893–1976) in Germany.
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