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C8081

Coenzyme Q2

≥90% (HPLC), liquid, electron carrier

Synonym(s):

2,3-Dimethoxy-5-methyl-6-geranyl-1,4-benzoquinone, Ubiquinone-10

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C19H26O4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
318.41
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.77
MDL number:
Assay:
≥90%
Form:
liquid
Quality level:
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Product Name

Coenzyme Q2, ≥90%

Quality Level

assay

≥90%

form

liquid

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CC(C(C(OC)=C1OC)=O)=C(C/C=C(C)/CCC=C(C)C)C1=O

InChI

1S/C19H26O4/c1-12(2)8-7-9-13(3)10-11-15-14(4)16(20)18(22-5)19(23-6)17(15)21/h8,10H,7,9,11H2,1-6H3/b13-10+

InChI key

SQQWBSBBCSFQGC-JLHYYAGUSA-N

Biochem/physiol Actions

Acts as an electron carrier and antioxidant in humans

Other Notes

Non-naturally occurring analog of coenzyme Q10.

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US)


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Petra Čermáková et al.
Parasite (Paris, France), 26, 17-17 (2019-03-23)
The measurement of respiratory chain enzyme activities is an integral part of basic research as well as for specialized examinations in clinical biochemistry. Most of the enzymes use ubiquinone as one of their substrates. For current in vitro measurements, several
Kanchan Jaswal et al.
PLoS genetics, 16(10), e1009081-e1009081 (2020-10-21)
The envelope of gram-negative bacteria serves as the first line of defense against environmental insults. Therefore, its integrity is continuously monitored and maintained by several envelope stress response (ESR) systems. Due to its oxidizing environment, the envelope represents an important
Y Subhash et al.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology, 63(Pt 12), 4524-4532 (2013-08-03)
Two bacterial strains (JC130(T) and JA747(T)) were isolated from dry soils of a solar saltern. Phylogenetic analysis showed that strain JA747(T) clustered with species of the genus Erythrobacter belonging to the family Erythrobacteraceae of the class Alphaproteobacteria in the phylum
Christoffer Mårtensson et al.
Bioelectrochemistry (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 88, 171-180 (2012-05-01)
It is reported that the reduction of ubiquinone incorporated into supported lipid bilayers and into immobilized liposome layers on gold electrodes is kinetically and thermodynamically enhanced by the presence of acetylcholine and tetrabutylammonium (TBA(+)) in solution. The reduction peak and
K Sakamoto et al.
Biochemistry, 37(43), 15106-15113 (1998-10-28)
The hydrophobic isoprene tail of ubiquinone-2 (Q2) exihibits binding specificity in redox reactions with bovine heart mitochondrial complex I (Ohshima, M., Miyoshi, H., Sakamoto, K., Takegami, K., Iwata, J., Kuwabara, K., Iwamura, H., and Yagi, T. (1998) Biochemistry 37, 6436-6445)

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SKUGTIN
C8081-10MG04061833420294
C8081-2MG04061833420300

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