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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Research, Technology, Methods > research > animal research > chemical substances > chemical compounds > organic compounds > aromatic compounds > quinones > benzoquinones > plastoquinones
Research, Technology, Methods > research > animal research > chemical substances > chemical compounds > organic compounds > ketones > quinones > benzoquinones > plastoquinones
Preferred Term:

plastoquinones

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.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
benzoquinones
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/329130
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