PLASTOQUINONE


Meaning of PLASTOQUINONE in English

/plas'toh kweuh nohn", -kwin"ohn/ , n. Biochem.

a quinone that occurs in the chloroplasts of plants and functions as an electron carrier during photosynthesis.

[ 1955-60; (CHLORO)PLAST or PLAST(ID) + -O- + QUINONE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .