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Plastoquinone MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Plastoquinone
Tree Number(s)
D02.806.250.700
Unique ID
D010971
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010971
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Plastoquinone-9
Registry Numbers
OAC30J69CN
Related Numbers
4299-57-4
CAS Type 1 Name
2,5-Cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione, 2,3-dimethyl-5-(3,7,11,15,19,23,27,31,35-nonamethyl-2,6,10,14,18,22,26,30,34-hexatriacontanonaenyl)-, (all-E)-
Previous Indexing
Plant Proteins (1972-1974)
Quinones (1972-1974)
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under QUINONES 1975-90
History Note
91(75); was see under QUINONES 1975-90
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1974/11/19
Revision Date
2013/07/08
Plastoquinone Preferred
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