plastoquinone

English

Etymology

From plasto- +‎ quinone.

Noun

plastoquinone (countable and uncountable, plural plastoquinones)

  1. (biochemistry) a quinone, related to the carotenoids, involved in the electron transport process of photosynthesis
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