Ubiquinone. Biosynthesis of quinone ring and its isoprenoid side chain. Intracellular localization

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 469-480

  Szkopińska, Anna ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

Polyisoprenoid diphosphates; Polyprenyltransferases; Ubiquinone

Indexed keywords

EUKARYOTA;

1,3 BUTADIENE DERIVATIVE; HEMITERPENE; ISOPRENE; PENTANE; QUINONE DERIVATIVE; TRANSFERASE; UBIQUINONE;

ANIMAL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; ANIMALS; BUTADIENES; HEMITERPENES; HUMANS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PENTANES; QUINONES; UBIQUINONE;

EID: 0034571905     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18388/abp.2000_4027     Document Type: Review

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