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coenzyme Q

n.

Ubiquinone.

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coenzyme Q

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) a quinone derivative, present in biological cells, that functions as an electron carrier in the electron transport chain Also called ubiquinone

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coenzyme Q

See ubiquinone.

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coenzyme Q - any of several quinones found in living cells and that function as coenzymes that transfer electrons from one molecule to another in cell respiration ubiquinone biochemistry - the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry coenzyme - a small molecule (not a protein but sometimes a vitamin) essential for the activity of some enzymes benzoquinone, quinone - any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins; used in making dyes