HyperDic: ubiquinone

English > 1 sense of the word ubiquinone:
NOUNsubstanceubiquinone, coenzyme Qany of several quinones found in living cells and that function as coenzymes that transfer electrons from one molecule to another in cell respiration
English > ubiquinone: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningAny of several quinones found in living cells and that function as coenzymes that transfer electrons from one molecule to another in cell respiration.
Synonymcoenzyme Q
CategorybiochemistryThe organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms
BroadercoenzymeA small molecule (not a protein but sometimes a vitamin) essential for the activity of some enzymes
quinone, benzoquinoneAny of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins
Spanishubiquinona
Catalanubiquinona

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