Plastoquinone

Synonyms

2,5-Cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione, 2,3-dimethyl-5-(3,7,11,15,19,23,27,31,35-nonamethyl-2,6,10,14,18,22,26,30,34-hexatriacontanonaenyl)-, (all-E)-

Plastoquinone 9

Plastoquinone-9

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.