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LIPID QUINONES

Lipid quinones are important compounds found in all aerobic organisms, plants and animals, they intervene as cofactors in various enzymatic reactions including electron acceptor function.

Three main groups of lipid quinones are found:


Vitamin K group which can be divided into

- phylloquinone or vitamin K1

- menaquinone group or vitamin K2

Ubiquinone group or coenzyme Q

Plastoquinone group

Heterocyclic quinones

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