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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. organic compounds
  3. ketones
  4. quinones
  5. benzoquinones
  6. plastoquinones
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. organic compounds
  3. aromatic compounds
  4. quinones
  5. benzoquinones
  6. plastoquinones

Preferred term

plastoquinones

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information Polyunsaturated side-chain quinone derivative which is an important link in the electron transport chain of green plants during the photosynthetic conversion of light energy by photophosphorylation into the potential energy of chemical bonds.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings

    Type: Concept definition

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/329130

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