Terpenoid Quinones Flashcards
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Give rise to para-quinones
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Quinols (1,4- dihydroxybenzenes)
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Give rise to ortho-quinones
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Catechols (1,2- dihydroxybenzenes)
2
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Electron carrier for electron transport chain in mitochondria
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Ubiquinone
3
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Human redox carrier
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Coenzyme Q10
4
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Derived from 4-hydroxybenzoic acid
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Ubiquinones
5
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Not derived from 4- hydroxybenzoic acid but from homogentisic acid
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Plastoquinones
6
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Phenyacetic acid deriv from 4- hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid
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Homogentisic acid
7
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Frequently found in chloroplasts and constitute members of vit E grp
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Tocopherols
8
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Tocopherol with highest activity
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Alpha tocopherol
9
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Vitamin K found in plants and algae
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Vit K1 or phytomenadione
10
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Vit K found in bacteria and fungi
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Vit K2 or menaquinone
11
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Vitamin involved in normal blood clotting processes
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Vit K
