u·bi·qui·none (y  b -kw-n n , -knn)n. A quinone compound that serves as an electron carrier between flavoproteins and in cellular respiration. [Latin ub  (que), everywhere; see ubiquity + quinone.] |
ubiquinone [juːˈbɪkwɪˌnəʊn]
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) another name for coenzyme Q
| 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 | 1. | 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 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 |
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