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Altered bacterial metabolism, not coenzyme Q content, is responsible for the lifespan extension in Caenorhabditis elegans fed an Escherichia coli diet lacking coenzyme Q.
Aging cell - 1 Jun 2008
Saiki Ryoichi, Lunceford Adam L, Bixler Tarra, Dang Peter, Lee Wendy, Furukawa Satoru, Larsen Pamela L, Clarke Catherine F
Abstract excerpt
Coenzyme Q(n) is a fully substituted benzoquinone containing a polyisoprene tail of distinct numbers (n) of isoprene groups. Caenorhabditis elegans fed Escherichia coli devoid of Q(8) have a significant lifespan extension when compared to C. elegans fed a standard 'Q-replete'E. coli diet. Here we...
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