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
