pyrroloquinolinequinone
English
Etymology
pyrroloquinoline + quinone
Noun
pyrroloquinolinequinone (plural pyrroloquinolinequinones)
- (organic chemistry) Any quinone derived from a pyrroloquinoline; the third known redox cofactor in bacteria, after nicotinamide and flavin.
Synonyms
- PQQ
See also
- quinoprotein
References
pyrroloquinolinequinone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia