Border between natural product and drug: Comparison of the related benzoquinones idebenone and coenzyme Q10

Coenzyme Q10 is a ubiquitous component of cellular membranes and belongs to the class of benzoquinones that mainly differ with regards to the length and composition of their hydrophobic tail. The characteristic quinone group can accept electrons from various biological sources and is converted by a...

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Main Authors: Nuri Gueven, Krystel Woolley, Jason Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-04-01
Series:Redox Biology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213231715000105