| NOUN | substance | ubiquinone, 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 |
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| Meaning | 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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| Synonym | coenzyme Q | |
| Category | biochemistry | The organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms |
| Broader | coenzyme | A small molecule (not a protein but sometimes a vitamin) essential for the activity of some enzymes |
| quinone, benzoquinone | Any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins | |
| Spanish | ubiquinona | |
| Catalan | ubiquinona | |
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