Term Name: | plastoquinone |
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Synonyms: | 2,3-dimethylpolyprenylbenzoquinones, a plastoquinone, Plastoquinone |
Definition: | A polyprenylbenzoquinone that is 2,3-dimethylbenzoquinone with a polyprenyl side chain at position 5. There are several naturally-occurring plastoquinones with side chains of different length (containing between 6 and 9 isoprene units). |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:17757] ( EBI ) |