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ubiquinone
/ ːˈɪɪˌəʊ /
ubiquinone
/ ̅̅′bĭ-ĭ-ō′ /
- Any of various fat-soluble quinone compounds found in most aerobic organisms and serving as electron carriers in cellular respiration.
- Also called coenzyme Q
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The molecule was renamed ubiquinone because of its ubiquity and because it contains a type of chemical structure known as a quinone.
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For that reason it is also called "ubiquinone."
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This previous work raised the question of whether ubiquinone normally functions to protect cells from ferroptosis.
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The finding has also uncovered a previously unknown role for a lipid called ubiquinone.
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