ubiquinone
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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 (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | coenzyme, |
| definition | : | a small molecule (not a protein but sometimes a vitamin) essential for the activity of some enzymes (noun.substance) |
| hypernym | : | benzoquinone, quinone, |
| definition | : | any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins; used in making dyes (noun.substance) |
| domain category | : | biochemistry, |
| definition | : | the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry (noun.cognition) |
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