UBIQUINONE


Meaning of UBIQUINONE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ yü-ˈbi-kwə-ˌnōn, ˌyü-bə-kwi-ˈnōn ]

noun

Etymology: blend of Latin ubique everywhere and English quinone; from its widespread occurrence in nature

Date: 1958

: any of a group of lipid-soluble quinones that are found especially in mitochondria, have a long isoprenoid side chain, and function in oxidative phosphorylation as electron-carrying coenzymes in electron transport

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