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benzoquinone

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Noun1.benzoquinone - any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins; used in making dyes
quinone
chemical compound, compound - (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
coenzyme Q, ubiquinone - any of several quinones found in living cells and that function as coenzymes that transfer electrons from one molecule to another in cell respiration


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He and his colleagues have recently found that when attacked, some of the beetles release benzoquinone, which smells vile, at least to people.
Why play dead? Rethinking what used to be obvious by Milius, Susan / Science News
Benzoquinone inhibits the voltage-dependent induction of the mitochondrial permeability transition caused by redox-cycling naphthoquinones.
Quinones and aromatic chemical compounds in particulate matter induce ... by Nel, Andre / Environmental Health Perspectives
Recent studies have indicated that rats are able to metabolize acetochlor, alachlor, butachlor, and metolachlor to their putative DNA-reactive benzoquinone imine products (16).
Comparative Metabolism of Chloroacetamide Herbicides and Selected ... by Rose, Randy L. / Environmental Health Perspectives
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