alkanal monooxygenase (FMN-linked) activity

Catalysis of the reaction: R-CHO + reduced FMN + O2 = R-COOH + FMN + H2O + light.

methylglyoxal metabolic process

The chemical reactions and pathways involving methylglyoxal, CH3-CO-CHO, the aldehyde of pyruvic acid.

methylglyoxal catabolic process to lactate

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of methylglyoxal, CH3-CO-CHO, into lactate.

methylglyoxal biosynthetic process

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of methylglyoxal, CH3-CO-CHO, the aldehyde of pyruvic acid.

methylglyoxal catabolic process

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of methylglyoxal, CH3-CO-CHO, the aldehyde of pyruvic acid.

NAD biosynthetic process via the salvage pathway

Any process that generates nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) from vitamin B3 derivatives, including nicotinic acid (NA) and nicotinamide (NAM), or from beta-nicotinamide D-ribonucleotide (NMN), nicotinamide riboside (NR) or nicotinate riboside (NAR), without de novo synthesis.

ribitol biosynthetic process

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of ribitol, a pentitol derived formally by reduction of the -CHO group of either D- or L-ribose.

ribitol catabolic process

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of ribitol, a pentitol derived formally by reduction of the -CHO group of either D- or L-ribose.

ribitol phosphate metabolic process

The chemical reactions and pathways involving ribitol phosphates, any phosphorylated form of ribitol, the pentitol derived formally by reduction of the -CHO group of either D- or L-ribose.

ribitol metabolic process

The chemical reactions and pathways involving ribitol, a pentitol derived formally by reduction of the -CHO group of either D- or L-ribose. It occurs free in some plants and is a component of riboflavin.