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Enhanced sensitivity of ubiquinone-deficient mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to products of autoxidized polyunsaturated fatty acids.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 23 Jul 1996
Do T Q, Schultz J R, Clarke C F
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Coenzyme Q (ubiquinone or Q) plays a well known electron transport function in the respiratory chain, and recent evidence suggests that the reduced form of ubiquinone (QH2) may play a second role as a potent lipid-soluble antioxidant. To probe the function of QH2 as an antioxidant in vivo, we hav...
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