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plastoquinone

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plas⋅to⋅qui⋅none

  [plas-toh-kwuh-nohn, -kwin-ohn]
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–noun Biochemistry.
a quinone that occurs in the chloroplasts of plants and functions as an electron carrier during photosynthesis.
Origin:
1955–60; (chloro)plast or plast(id) + -o- + quinone
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Main Entry: plas·to·qui·none
Pronunciation: "plas-(")tO-kwin-'On, -'kwin-"On
Function: noun
: any of a group of substances that occurmostly in plant chloroplasts, are related to vitamin K, and play a role in photosynthetic phosphorylation
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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