Ubiquinone
noun
1.
another name for coenzyme Q
ubiquinone u·bi·qui·none (yōō’bĭ-kwĭ-nōn’, yōō-bĭk’wə-nōn’)
n.
A quinone compound that serves as an electron carrier between various flavoproteins and in cellular respiration.
ubiquinone
(y’bĭ-kwĭ-nōn’)
Any of various fat-soluble quinone compounds found in most aerobic organisms and serving as electron carriers in cellular respiration. Also called coenzyme Q.
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