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Coenzyme Q biosynthesis in health and disease.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1 Aug 2016
Acosta Manuel Jesús, Vazquez Fonseca Luis, Desbats Maria Andrea, Cerqua Cristina, Zordan Roberta, Trevisson Eva, Salviati Leonardo
Abstract excerpt
Coenzyme Q (CoQ, or ubiquinone) is a remarkable lipid that plays an essential role in mitochondria as an electron shuttle between complexes I and II of the respiratory chain, and complex III. It is also a cofactor of other dehydrogenases, a modulator of the permeability transition pore and an essential antioxidant. CoQ is synthesized in mitochondria by a set of at least 12 proteins that form a multiprotein...
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