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ubiquinones |
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Any benzoquinone derived from 2,3-dimethoxy-5-methylbenzoquinone; one of a group of naturally occurring homologues. The redox-active quinoid moiety usually carries a polyprenoid side chain at position 6, the number of isoprenoid units in which is species-specific. Ubiquinones are involved in the control of mitochondrial electron transport, and are also potent anti-oxidants. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_16389 |
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coenzymes Q C14H18O4(C5H8)n Q mitochondrial ubiquinone Ubichinon InChI=1S/C14H18O4/c1-8(2)6-7-10-9(3)11(15)13(17-4)14(18-5)12(10)16/h6H,7H2,1-5H3 Ubiquinones CoQ Koenzym Q Ubiquinone mitochondrial ubiquinones InChIKey=SOECUQMRSRVZQQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N coenzyme Q a ubiquinone mitoquinones Coenzym Q Coenzyme Q |
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| definition |
Any benzoquinone derived from 2,3-dimethoxy-5-methylbenzoquinone; one of a group of naturally occurring homologues. The redox-active quinoid moiety usually carries a polyprenoid side chain at position 6, the number of isoprenoid units in which is species-specific. Ubiquinones are involved in the control of mitochondrial electron transport, and are also potent anti-oxidants. |
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ubiquinones |
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CHEBI:16389 |
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ubiquinones |
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