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Regulation of coenzyme Q biosynthesis in yeast: a new complex in the block.
IUBMB life - 1 Feb 2014
González-Mariscal Isabel, García-Testón Elena, Padilla Sergio, Martín-Montalvo Alejandro, Pomares-Viciana Teresa, Vazquez-Fonseca Luis, Gandolfo-Domínguez Pablo, Santos-Ocaña Carlos
Abstract excerpt
Coenzyme Q (CoQ) is an isoprenylated benzoquinone found in mitochondria, which functions mainly as an electron carrier from complex I or II to complex III in the inner membrane. CoQ is also an antioxidant that specifically prevents the oxidation of lipoproteins and the plasma membrane. Most of the information about the synthesis of CoQ comes from studies performed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. CoQ biosynthesis is...
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