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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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Y Subhash et al.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology, 63(Pt 12), 4524-4532 (2013-08-03)
Two bacterial strains (JC130(T) and JA747(T)) were isolated from dry soils of a solar saltern. Phylogenetic analysis showed that strain JA747(T) clustered with species of the genus Erythrobacter belonging to the family Erythrobacteraceae of the class Alphaproteobacteria in the phylum
Sooyeon Park et al.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology, 64(Pt 4), 1378-1383 (2014-01-23)
A Gram-reaction-negative, aerobic, non-spore-forming, non-motile and rod-shaped or ovoid bacterial strain, designated SSK6-1(T), was isolated from the zone where the ocean and a freshwater spring meet at Jeju island, South Korea. Strain SSK6-1(T) grew optimally at 30 °C, at pH
Christoffer Mårtensson et al.
Bioelectrochemistry (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 88, 171-180 (2012-05-01)
It is reported that the reduction of ubiquinone incorporated into supported lipid bilayers and into immobilized liposome layers on gold electrodes is kinetically and thermodynamically enhanced by the presence of acetylcholine and tetrabutylammonium (TBA(+)) in solution. The reduction peak and
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)
Yue-Hong Wu et al.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology, 63(Pt 12), 4574-4579 (2013-08-03)
A Gram-stain-negative, short-rod-shaped bacterium, designated 22DY03(T), was isolated from a sediment sample collected from the East Pacific Rise. The isolate required NaCl and grew best with 3-7 % (w/v) sea salts at temperature of between 30 and 35 °C at pH

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