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The molecular genetics of coenzyme Q biosynthesis in health and disease.
Biochimie - 1 May 2014
Laredj Leila N, Licitra Floriana, Puccio Hélène M
Abstract excerpt
Coenzyme Q, or ubiquinone, is an endogenously synthesized lipid-soluble antioxidant that plays a major role in the mitochondrial respiratory chain. Although extensively studied for decades, recent data on coenzyme Q have painted an exciting albeit incomplete picture of the multiple facets of this molecule's function. In humans, mutations in the genes involved in the biosynthesis of coenzyme Q lead to a...
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