coenzyme q

Noun
  1. Any of several quinones found in living cells and that function as coenzymes that transfer electrons from one molecule to another in cell respiration (synset 115107457)
    referred to in: biochemistry - the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry
    is a type of:
    • 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
    same as: ubiquinone

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