Plastoquinones
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005010
Polyunsaturated side-chain quinone derivative which is an important link in the electron transport chain of green plants during the photosynthetic conversion of light energy by photophosphorylation into the potential energy of chemical bonds.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-005010 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Research, Technology, Methods |
| References | Medical Subject Headings; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Benzoquinones |
| Translations | Spanish: plastoquinonas |
Record as JSON
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"term": "Plastoquinones",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Polyunsaturated side-chain quinone derivative which is an important link in the electron transport chain of green plants during the photosynthetic conversion of light energy by photophosphorylation into the potential energy of chemical bonds.",
"subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
"see_also": [
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],
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"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "plastoquinonas"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/plastoquinones/"
}
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