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Coenzyme Q10

≥98% (HPLC), powder, antioxidant

Synonym(s):

CoQ10, Q-10, Ubiquinone 50, Ubiquinone-10

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C59H90O4
CAS Number:
303-98-0
Molecular Weight:
863.34
Beilstein:
1900141
EC Number:
206-147-9
MDL number:
MFCD00042919
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
24893170
NACRES:
NA.77

product name

Coenzyme Q10, ≥98% (HPLC)

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

color

yellow to dark orange

mp

49 °C

application(s)

cell analysis

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

O=C(C(OC)=C1OC)C(C/C=C(C)/CC/C=C(CC/C=C(CC/C=C(CC/C=C(CC/C=C(CC/C=C(C)/CC/C=C(C)/CC/C=C(C)/CCC=C(C)C)\C)\C)\C)\C)\C)=C(C)C1=O

InChI

1S/C59H90O4/c1-44(2)24-15-25-45(3)26-16-27-46(4)28-17-29-47(5)30-18-31-48(6)32-19-33-49(7)34-20-35-50(8)36-21-37-51(9)38-22-39-52(10)40-23-41-53(11)42-43-55-54(12)56(60)58(62-13)59(63-14)57(55)61/h24,26,28,30,32,34,36,38,40,42H,15-23,25,27,29,31,33,35,37,39,41,43H2,1-14H3/b45-26+,46-28+,47-30+,48-32+,49-34+,50-36+,51-38+,52-40+,53-42+

InChI key

ACTIUHUUMQJHFO-UPTCCGCDSA-N

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General description

Coenzyme Q (CoQ), also known as ubiquinone, is a lipid-soluble antioxidant and is an essential component of the mitochondrial electron transport chain. The molecule contains a biologically active quinone with a benzoquinone ring and an isoprenoid sidechain. Q10 is synthesized in the cytoplasm and mitochondria () which generates ATP through aerobic cellular respiration. CoQ10 is required for the optimal functioning of the immune system and for cardiovascular health (). The ability to repress inflammatory gene expression exhibits its anti-inflammatory property ( ) Genetic failure or ageing results in CoQ10 deficiency, indicated by suppression of immune function. ()

Application

Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) has been used:
  • as a bioactive compound to study its immune modulating properties in vitro
  • as a standard for high-performance liquid chromatography
  • to study its effect on exercised rat aorta
  • in the cellular CoQ uptake assay

Biochem/physiol Actions

Coenzyme Q10 is an endogenous cellular antioxidant and an essential component of the electron transfer chain. CoQ10 takes part in aerobic cellular respiration and generation of energy in the form of ATP.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Courtney M Anderson et al.
Cell reports, 10(4), 505-515 (2015-01-27)
Brown adipose tissue (BAT) possesses the inherent ability to dissipate metabolic energy as heat through uncoupled mitochondrial respiration. An essential component of the mitochondrial electron transport chain is coenzyme Q (CoQ). While cells synthesize CoQ mostly endogenously, exogenous supplementation with
N Okudan et al.
Acta physiologica Hungarica, 99(1), 40-50 (2012-03-20)
In this study, the effect of long-term supplementation of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) on the responses of swim-trained rat aorta was investigated. Twenty-four adult male Wistar rats were divided into four groups: untrained, trained, untrained+CoQ10, and trained+CoQ10 group. In the trained
E L Appelkvist et al.
The Clinical investigator, 71(8 Suppl), S97-102 (1993-01-01)
Inhibitors of hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase are used clinically to decrease blood levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in hypercholesterolemic patients. However, little is known about the possible effects of these inhibitors on dolichol and cholesterol synthesis. Oral administration of mevinolin
Lionel Van Maldergem et al.
Annals of neurology, 52(6), 750-754 (2002-11-26)
A 31-year-old woman had encephalopathy, growth retardation, infantilism, ataxia, deafness, lactic acidosis, and increased signals of caudate and putamen on brain magnetic resonance imaging. Muscle biochemistry showed succinate:cytochrome c oxidoreductase (complex II-III) deficiency. Both clinical and biochemical abnormalities improved remarkably
Steven Lunetta et al.
Journal of AOAC International, 91(4), 702-708 (2008-08-30)
An international collaborative study was conducted of a high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC)-UV method for the determination of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10, ubidecarenone) in raw materials and dietary supplements. Ten collaborating laboratories determined the total CoQ10 content in 8 blind duplicate samples.
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