ubiquinone

u·bi·qui·none  (yb-kw-nn, -knn)

n.

A quinone compound that serves as an electron carrier between flavoproteins and in cellular respiration.

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[Latin ub(que), everywhere; see ubiquity + quinone.]

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ubiquinone  (yb-kw-nn)

Any of various fat-soluble quinone compounds found in most aerobic organisms and serving as electron carriers in cellular respiration. Also called coenzyme Q.

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Noun

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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 coenzyme Q 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