ubiquinone-8

Term ID

CHEBI:61683

Synonyms

• 2,3-dimethoxy-5-methyl-6-[(2E,6E,10E,14E,18E,22E,26E)-3,7,11,15,19,23,27,31-octamethyldotriaconta-2,6,10,14,18,22,26,30-octaen-1-yl]-1,4-benzoquinone
• Coenzyme Q8
• Coenzyme-Q8
• COQ8
• Ubiquinone 8
• ubiquinone(8)
• ubiquinone-8

Definition

A ubiquinone whose structure comprises a 2,3-dimethoxy-5-methylbenzoquinone nucleus (common to all ubiquinones) and a side chain of eight isoprenoid units.

References

• CAS:2394-68-5
• KEGG:C17569
• MetaCyc:UBIQUINONE-8
• PDBeChem:UQ8

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )