Definition of Plastoquinone

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

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Definition of Plastoquinone

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Medical Definition of Plastoquinone

1. A quinone present in chloroplasts, forming part of the photosynthetic electron transport chain. Closely associated with photosystem II. May be stored in plastoglobuli. (31 Dec 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plastoquinone

plastins
plastique
plastiques
plastisol
plastisols
plastochromanol-3
plastochromenol-8
plastocyanin
plastocyanins
plastogamy
plastoglobule
plastoglobuli
plastography
plastome
plastoquinol-plastocyanin oxidoreductase
plastoquinone (current term)
plastoquinone-9
plastoquinones
plastral
plastre
plastron
plastrons
plastrum
plastrums
plasty
plat
plat du jour
platable
platan
platane

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