ubiquinone

noun

: any of a group of lipid-soluble quinones that are found especially in mitochondria, have an isoprenoid side chain, and function in oxidative phosphorylation as electron-carrying coenzymes in electron transport

Examples of ubiquinone in a Sentence

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Word History

Etymology

blend of Latin ubique everywhere and English quinone; from its widespread occurrence in nature

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ubiquinone was in 1958

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Cite this Entry

“Ubiquinone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ubiquinone. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Medical Definition

ubiquinone

noun
: any of a group of lipid-soluble quinones that contain a long isoprenoid side chain and that function in the part of cellular respiration comprising oxidative phosphorylation as electron-carrying coenzymes in the transport of electrons from organic substrates to oxygen especially along the chain of reactions leading from the Krebs cycle
especially : coenzyme q10

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