| chemical treatment by environment: ubiquinones |
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| Name: | chemical treatment by environment |
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| Definition: | Chemical treatment condition in which the chemical is introduced through the environment. For zebrafish this is the tank water. |
| Ontology: | Zebrafish Environment Condition Ontology [ZECO:0000238] |
| Name: | ubiquinones |
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| Synonyms: | a ubiquinone, Coenzym Q, Coenzyme Q, coenzymes Q, CoQ, Koenzym Q, mitochondrial ubiquinone, mitochondrial ubiquinones, mitoquinones, Q, Ubichinon, Ubiquinone, Ubiquinones |
| Definition: | Any benzoquinone derived from 2,3-dimethoxy-5-methylbenzoquinone; one of a group of naturally occurring homologues. The redox-active quinoid moiety usually carries a polyprenoid side chain at position 6, the number of isoprenoid units in which is species-specific. Ubiquinones are involved in the control of mitochondrial electron transport, and are also potent anti-oxidants. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:16389] ( EBI ) |