ubiquinone

ubiquinone
A substance found in most tissues in the body, and in many foods. It can also be made in the laboratory. It is used by the body to produce energy for cells, and as an antioxidant. It is being studied in the treatment of cancer and in the relief of side effects caused by some cancer treatments. Also called coenzyme Q10, Q10, CoQ10, and vitamin Q10.

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  • ubiquinone — ● ubiquinone nom féminin (latin ubique, partout) Synonyme de coenzyme Q. ● ubiquinone (synonymes) nom féminin (latin ubique, partout) Synonymes : coenzyme Q …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • ubiquinone — ubiquinone. См. убихинон. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • ubiquinone — ubiquinone. = coenzyme Q (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • ubiquinone-6 — Ubiquinone 30; coenzyme Q 6; 2,3 dimethoxy 5 methyl 6 hexaprenyl 1,4 benzoquinone …   Medical dictionary

  • ubiquinone-10 — Ubiquinone 50; coenzyme Q 10; 2,3 dimethoxy 5 methyl 6 decaprenyl 1,4 benzoquinone …   Medical dictionary

  • Ubiquinone — Coenzyme Q10 Coenzyme Q10 Général Nom IUPAC 2,3 diméthoxy 5 méthyl 6 decaprénylbenzoquinone Synonymes …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Ubiquinone 10 — Coenzyme Q10 Coenzyme Q10 Général Nom IUPAC 2,3 diméthoxy 5 méthyl 6 decaprénylbenzoquinone Synonymes …   Wikipédia en Français

  • ubiquinone — (= coenzyme Q) Small molecule with a hydrocarbon chain (usually of several isoprene units) that serves as an important electron carrier in the respiratory chain. The acquisition of an electron and a proton by ubiquinone produces ubisemiquinone (a …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • Ubiquinone — Убихинон Коэнзим Q10 или Убихинон или кофермент Q10 или кофермент Q (ubiquinone, coenzyme Q10, coenzyme Q) это бензохинон, содержащий хиноидную группу (отсюда обозначение Q) и содержащий 10 изопрениловых групп (отсюда число 10). Содержание 1… …   Википедия

  • ubiquinone — noun Etymology: blend of Latin ubique everywhere and English quinone; from its widespread occurrence in nature Date: 1958 any of a group of lipid soluble quinones that are found especially in mitochondria, have a long isoprenoid side chain, and… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • ubiquinone — u·bi·qui·none (yo͞o bĭ kwĭ nōnʹ, kĭnʹōn) n. A quinone compound that serves as an electron carrier between flavoproteins and in cellular respiration.   [Latin ubī(que), everywhere; see ubiquity + quinone.] * * * ▪ biochemistry also called… …   Universalium

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