Abstract
Sodium salt of riboflavin-5′-phosphate (FMN) was administered by injection to rats and rabbits in the respective amount of 100, 200, and 300mg.per kilogram of their body weight.The amounts of blood sugar, glutathione in venous blood of rabbits and in liver of rats were estimated.The amount of blood sugar diminished within 24 hours and there-after gradually increased to the nolinal value in a week.Venous blood glutathione of rabbits showed remarkable decrease by the injection of FMN, but no influence could be seen on the liver glutathione of albino rats.
It was supposed that the diabetogenic action was caused by the given FMN.
