any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins; used in making dyes
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benzoquinone::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | quinone |
| Type of | chemical compound, compound |
| Has types | coenzyme q, ubiquinone |
Examples of benzoquinone
benzoquinone
It is very likely that limonene acts as a permeation enhancer for benzoquinone.
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Benzoquinone is used by many insects as a chemical weapon to fight off enemies.
From the newscientist.com
This small benzoquinone molecule is very hydrophobic, so it diffuses freely within the membrane.
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He thinks that cockchafers originally used benzoquinone as a weapon, before evolving a more romantic use for it.
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A solution of para-benzoquinone in DMSO reacts with inorganic cyanide to form a cyanophenol, which is fluorescent.
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Most sexy perfumes are delicate fragrances, but male cockchafer beetles find a noxious, corrosive chemical called benzoquinone much more attractive.
From the newscientist.com
In general, in these geldanamycin analogues, the 19-substituents tend to alter binding to the protein through a positional change of the quinone group of the benzoquinone ansamycin.
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But when Joachim Ruther and his colleagues from the Free University of Berlin investigated how cockchafers get together to mate, they found that benzoquinone was a key ingredient.
From the newscientist.com
He showed that isolated chloroplasts give off oxygen in the presence of unnatural reducing agents like ironoxalate, ferricyanide or benzoquinone after exposure to light.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The benzoquinone ansamycin geldanamycin and its derivatives are inhibitors of heat shock protein Hsp90, an emerging target for novel therapeutic agents both in cancer and in neurodegeneration.
From the nature.com
- Quinone: any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins; used in making dyes
