ubiquinone
noun
ubi·qui·none
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Definition of ubiquinone
: 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
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ubiquinone
noun
ubi·qui·none
| \ yü-ˈbik-wə-ˌnōn
, ˌyü-bi-kwi-ˈnōn
\
, ˌyü-bi-kwi-ˈnōn
\
Medical Definition of ubiquinone
: 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