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Coenzyme Q2

≥90% (HPLC), liquid, electron carrier

Synonym(s):

2,3-Dimethoxy-5-methyl-6-geranyl-1,4-benzoquinone, Ubiquinone-10

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C19H26O4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
318.41
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.77

product name

Coenzyme Q2, ≥90%

Assay

≥90%

form

liquid

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CC(C(C(OC)=C1OC)=O)=C(C/C=C(C)/CCC=C(C)C)C1=O

InChI

1S/C19H26O4/c1-12(2)8-7-9-13(3)10-11-15-14(4)16(20)18(22-5)19(23-6)17(15)21/h8,10H,7,9,11H2,1-6H3/b13-10+

InChI key

SQQWBSBBCSFQGC-JLHYYAGUSA-N

Biochem/physiol Actions

Acts as an electron carrier and antioxidant in humans

Other Notes

Non-naturally occurring analog of coenzyme Q10.

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Petra Čermáková et al.
Parasite (Paris, France), 26, 17-17 (2019-03-23)
The measurement of respiratory chain enzyme activities is an integral part of basic research as well as for specialized examinations in clinical biochemistry. Most of the enzymes use ubiquinone as one of their substrates. For current in vitro measurements, several
Kanchan Jaswal et al.
PLoS genetics, 16(10), e1009081-e1009081 (2020-10-21)
The envelope of gram-negative bacteria serves as the first line of defense against environmental insults. Therefore, its integrity is continuously monitored and maintained by several envelope stress response (ESR) systems. Due to its oxidizing environment, the envelope represents an important
Nithyanand Paramasivam et al.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology, 63(Pt 5), 1880-1884 (2012-09-25)
A marine bacterial strain, designated MD2(T), was isolated from the damaged tissue of a hydrocoral, Millepora dichotoma, collected from the coral reef in the northern Red Sea, Gulf of Eilat, Israel. Strain MD2(T) was Gram-reaction-negative, rod-shaped and motile, and formed
K Sakamoto et al.
Biochemistry, 37(43), 15106-15113 (1998-10-28)
The hydrophobic isoprene tail of ubiquinone-2 (Q2) exihibits binding specificity in redox reactions with bovine heart mitochondrial complex I (Ohshima, M., Miyoshi, H., Sakamoto, K., Takegami, K., Iwata, J., Kuwabara, K., Iwamura, H., and Yagi, T. (1998) Biochemistry 37, 6436-6445)
D F Carr et al.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, 94(6), 695-701 (2013-08-15)
This study aimed to determine whether patients with statin-induced myopathy could be identified using the United Kingdom Clinical Practice Research Datalink, whether DNA could be obtained, and whether previously reported associations of statin myopathy with the SLCO1B1 c.521T>C and COQ2

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