ubiquinone

/ juːˈbɪkwɪˌnəʊn /

noun

1. another name for coenzyme Q

ubiquinone

/ yo̅o̅′bĭ-kwĭ-nōn′ /

1. Any of various fat-soluble quinone compounds found in most aerobic organisms and serving as electron carriers in cellular respiration.
2. Also called coenzyme Q

Example Sentences

The molecule was renamed ubiquinone because of its ubiquity and because it contains a type of chemical structure known as a quinone.

From Nature

For that reason it is also called "ubiquinone."

From Project Gutenberg

This previous work raised the question of whether ubiquinone normally functions to protect cells from ferroptosis.

From Nature

The finding has also uncovered a previously unknown role for a lipid called ubiquinone.

From Nature