Plastoquinone

Plastoquinone 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.

[(Science: plant biology) A quinone present in chloroplasts, forming part of the photosynthetic electron transport chain. Closely associated with photosystem II. May be stored in plastoglobuli.

Molecular Formula: C₂₃H₃₂O₂

InChI: InChI=1/C23H32O2/c1-16(2)9-7-10-17(3)11-8-12-18(4)13-14-21-15-22(24)19(5)20(6)23(21)25/h9,11,13,15H,7-8,10,12,14H2,1-6H3/b17-11+,18-13+

InChIKey: InChIKey=AUMXJZBVBBGETK-OUBUNXTGBY
SMILES: CC1=C(C(=O)C(=CC1=O)CC=C(C)CCC=C(C)CCC=C(C)C)C

Names:
    C02061
    Plastoquinone
    112055-76-2
    2,3-dimethyl-5-[(2E,6E)-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-2,6,10-trienyl]cyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione

Registries:
    PubChem CID 5280484
    PubChem ID 5150