Ubiquinone (Coenzyme Q ) in Insects

Lester and Crane 1 found that while tissues of vertebrates contain mostly the Q 10 -homologue of ubiquinone (coenzyme Q ), certain insects, notably the house-fly, Musca domestica , and the cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae , are characterized by the presence of the Q 9 homologue, that is, a ubiq...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1960-11, Vol.188 (4749), p.491-491
Main Authors: HELLER, JÓZEF, SZARKOWSKA, LUDMILA, MICHALEK, HANNA
Format: Article
Language:English
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Animals
Coenzymes
Humanities and Social Sciences
Insecta
letter
multidisciplinary
Old Medline
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Ubiquinone
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Summary:Lester and Crane 1 found that while tissues of vertebrates contain mostly the Q 10 -homologue of ubiquinone (coenzyme Q ), certain insects, notably the house-fly, Musca domestica , and the cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae , are characterized by the presence of the Q 9 homologue, that is, a ubiquinone with a side-chain of 9, instead of 10, isoprenoid units.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/188491a0