Accidentally posted this on /g/. Someone check my math. A study claims Riboflavin can prevent cyanide death in fish, but the amounts seem homeopathic.
"Chemical and metabolomic screens identify novel biomarkers and antidotes for cyanide exposure" says that a 20 ?M solution and above prevented ALL cyanide deaths in their test subjects, but this amount seems retardedly low. Riboflavin's MW is 376.36 g/mol × 0.000001 (to get micromoles) = 0.00037636 ?M × 20 = 0.0075272 ?M / ?g/L. Did I do the calculations wrong or are they literally saying a fraction of a microgram of Riboflavin in an entire liter of water makes you cyanide proof???
"Chemical and metabolomic screens identify novel biomarkers and antidotes for cyanide exposure" says that a 20 ?M solution and above prevented ALL cyanide deaths in their test subjects, but this amount seems retardedly low. Riboflavin's MW is 376.36 g/mol × 0.000001 (to get micromoles) = 0.00037636 ?M × 20 = 0.0075272 ?M / ?g/L. Did I do the calculations wrong or are they literally saying a fraction of a microgram of Riboflavin in an entire liter of water makes you cyanide proof???
