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COENZYME Q

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

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

Synonyms:

coenzyme Q; ubiquinone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("coenzyme Q" is a kind 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)

Domain category:

biochemistry (the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry)

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