plastoquinone

[ plas-toh-kwuh-nohn, -kwin-ohn ]
/ ˌplæs toʊ kwəˈnoʊn, -ˈkwɪn oʊn /

noun Biochemistry.

a quinone that occurs in the chloroplasts of plants and functions as an electron carrier during photosynthesis.

Origin of plastoquinone

1955–60; (chloro)plast or plast(id) + -o- + quinone

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