The conversion of ubiquinone to ubichromenol.
1960
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MeSH Term
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D011809
Quinones
Hydrocarbon rings which contain two ketone moieties in any position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups.
D002839
Chromans
Benzopyrans saturated in the 2 and 3 positions.
Dihydrobenzopyrans
D014451
Ubiquinone
A lipid-soluble benzoquinone which is involved in ELECTRON TRANSPORT in mitochondrial preparations. The compound occurs in the majority of aerobic organisms, from bacteria to higher plants and animals.