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COENZYME Q
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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:
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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