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Creation Date2012-05-31 13:44:35 -0600
Update Date2015-06-03 15:53:42 -0600
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • ECMDB01072
Identification
Name:Ubiquinone-10
DescriptionUbiquinone-10 is a member of the chemical class known as Polyprenylbenzoquinones. These are compounds containing a polyisoprene chain attached to a quinone at the second ring position. Ubiquione-10 has 10 isoprene units. Normally in E. coli the active form of Ubiquinone has 8 isoprene units (Ubiquinone-8) and in humans it normally has 10. Ubiquinone-10 is an extended version of Ubiquinone 8 that arises from conjugation by an extended prenyl tail via 4-hydroxybenzoate polyprenyltransferase. Ubiquionone is involved in cellular respiration. It is fat-soluble and is therefore mobile in cellular membranes; it plays a unique role in the electron transport chain (ETC). In the inner bacterial membrane, electrons from NADH and succinate pass through the ETC to the oxygen, which is then reduced to water. The transfer of electrons through ETC results in the pumping of H+ across the membrane creating a proton gradient across the membrane, which is used by ATP synthase (located on the membrane) to generate ATP.
Structure
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Synonyms:
  • (all-E)-2,3-dimethoxy-5-methyl-6-(3,7,11,15,19,23,27,31-octamethyl-2,6,10,14,18,22,26,30-dotriacontaoctaenyl)-2,5-Cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione
  • (all-E)-2-(3,7,11,15,19,23,27,31,35,39-decamethyl-2,6,10,14,18,22,26,30,34,38-tetracontadecaenyl)-5,6-dimethoxy-3-methyl-2,5-Cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione
  • 2-(3,7,11,15,19,23,27,31,35,39-Decamethyl-2,6,10,14,18,22,26,30,34,38-tetracontadecaenyl)-5,6-dimethoxy-3-methyl-p-Benzoquinone
  • 2-[(2E,6E,10E,14E,18E,22E,26E,30E,34E)-3,7,11,15,19,23,27,31,35,39-Decamethyl-2,6,10,14,18,22,26,30,34,38-tetracontadecaenyl]-5,6-dimethoxy-3-methyl- 2,5-Cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione
  • 4-Ethyl-5-fluoropyrimidine
  • Aqua Q 10L10
  • Aqua Q10
  • Bio-Quinon
  • Bio-Quinone Q10
  • Coenzyme Q10
  • Coenzyme-Q10
  • Coenzyme-Q10
  • CoQ10
  • Ensorb
  • Kaneka Q10
  • Kudesan
  • Li-Q-Sorb
  • Liquid-Q
  • Neuquinon
  • Neuquinone
  • PureSorb Q 40
  • Q 10AA
  • Q-Gel
  • Q-Gel 100
  • Ubidecarenone
  • Ubiquinone 10
  • Ubiquinone 50
  • Ubiquinone Q10
  • Ubiquinone(10)
  • Ubiquinone-10
  • Unbiquinone
  • Unispheres Q 10
Chemical Formula:C59H90O4
Weight:Average: 863.3435
Monoisotopic: 862.683911368
InChI Key:ACTIUHUUMQJHFO-UPTCCGCDSA-N
InChI: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+
CAS number:303-98-0
IUPAC Name:2-[(2E,6E,10E,14E,18E,22E,26Z,30E,34E)-3,7,11,15,19,23,27,31,35,39-decamethyltetraconta-2,6,10,14,18,22,26,30,34,38-decaen-1-yl]-5,6-dimethoxy-3-methylcyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione
Traditional IUPAC Name:ubisemiquinone
SMILES:COC1=C(OC)C(=O)C(C\C=C(/C)CC\C=C(/C)CC\C=C(/C)CC\C=C(/C)CC\C=C(/C)CC\C=C(/C)CC\C=C(/C)CC\C=C(/C)CC\C=C(/C)CCC=C(C)C)=C(C)C1=O
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as ubiquinones. These are coenzyme Q derivatives containing a 5, 6-dimethoxy-3-methyl(1,4-benzoquinone) moiety to which an isoprenyl group is attached at ring position 2(or 6).
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassPrenol lipids
Sub ClassQuinone and hydroquinone lipids
Direct ParentUbiquinones
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Polyterpenoid
  • Polyprenylbenzoquinone
  • Ubiquinone skeleton
  • Quinone
  • P-benzoquinone
  • Vinylogous ester
  • Cyclic ketone
  • Ketone
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organic oxide
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Aliphatic homomonocyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic homomonocyclic compounds
External DescriptorsNot Available
Physical Properties
State:Solid
Charge:0
Melting point:Not Available
Experimental Properties:
PropertyValueSource
LogP:7.463PhysProp
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility0.00019 g/LALOGPS
logP9.94ALOGPS
logP17.16ChemAxon
logS-6.7ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Basic)-4.7ChemAxon
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count4ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count0ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area52.6 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count31ChemAxon
Refractivity286.61 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability111.43 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings1ChemAxon
Bioavailability0ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations:Membrane
Reactions:
SMPDB Pathways:
TCA cycle (ubiquinol-10)PW001010 ThumbThumb?image type=greyscaleThumb?image type=simple
KEGG Pathways:Not Available
EcoCyc Pathways:Not Available
Concentrations
Not Available
Spectra
Spectra:
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash Key
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-03dj-0211111090-6a869102747ec5ae93a4View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-00kb-1859498220-7339f4669211f439f21aView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-00kb-2131239600-0459da83925ec9d0e79fView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-03di-0000000090-b50a0138d910d6641b72View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-08i4-0000000890-33ee289015ac39ff3df8View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-000b-3000000940-d7a250f754c937cceb37View in MoNA
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
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References
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Synthesis Reference:Seo, Myung-Ji; Im, Eun-Mi; Hur, Jin-Haeng; Nam, Jung-Yeon; Hyun, Chang-Gu; Pyun, Yu-Ryang; Kim, Soon-Ok. Production of coenzyme Q10 by recombinant E. coli harboring the decaprenyl diphosphate synthase gene from Sinorhizobium meliloti. Journal of Micro
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
External Links:
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CHEBI IDNot Available
HMDB IDHMDB01072
Pubchem Compound ID1156
Kegg IDC11378
ChemSpider ID4445197
Wikipediacoenzyme Q10
BioCyc IDUBIQUINONE-10
EcoCyc IDUBIQUINONE-10
Ligand ExpoU10

Enzymes

General function:
Involved in magnesium ion binding
Specific function:
Pyruvate + ferricytochrome b1 + H(2)O = acetate + CO(2) + ferrocytochrome b1
Gene Name:
poxB
Uniprot ID:
P07003
Molecular weight:
62011
Reactions
Pyruvate + ubiquinone + H(2)O = acetate + CO(2) + ubiquinol.
General function:
Involved in electron carrier activity
Specific function:
Two distinct, membrane-bound, FAD-containing enzymes are responsible for the catalysis of fumarate and succinate interconversion; the fumarate reductase is used in anaerobic growth, and the succinate dehydrogenase is used in aerobic growth
Gene Name:
sdhB
Uniprot ID:
P07014
Molecular weight:
26770
Reactions
Succinate + acceptor = fumarate + reduced acceptor.
General function:
Involved in electron carrier activity
Specific function:
Two distinct, membrane-bound, FAD-containing enzymes are responsible for the catalysis of fumarate and succinate interconversion; the fumarate reductase is used in anaerobic growth, and the succinate dehydrogenase is used in aerobic growth
Gene Name:
sdhA
Uniprot ID:
P0AC41
Molecular weight:
64421
Reactions
Succinate + acceptor = fumarate + reduced acceptor.
General function:
Involved in succinate dehydrogenase activity
Specific function:
Membrane-anchoring subunit of succinate dehydrogenase (SDH)
Gene Name:
sdhD
Uniprot ID:
P0AC44
Molecular weight:
12867
General function:
Involved in oxidoreductase activity, acting on CH-OH group of donors
Specific function:
GDH is probably involved in energy conservation rather than in sugar metabolism
Gene Name:
gcd
Uniprot ID:
P15877
Molecular weight:
86747
Reactions
D-glucose + ubiquinone = D-glucono-1,5-lactone + ubiquinol.
General function:
Involved in succinate dehydrogenase activity
Specific function:
Membrane-anchoring subunit of succinate dehydrogenase (SDH)
Gene Name:
sdhC
Uniprot ID:
P69054
Molecular weight:
14299