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Quinones

Known as: Quinone Compound, Quinones [Chemical/Ingredient], quinone 
A class of organic compounds with the base structure of quinone, an aromatic benzene molecule containing a double ketone functional group.
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Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Studies on inhibitors of skin tumor promotion, VI. Inhibitory effects of quinones on Epstein-Barr virus activation.
To search for possible antitumor promoters, we carried out a primary screening of fifty-one quinones (anthraquinones… 
1985
1985
Structure of the quinone antibiotic EM5519 and the behavior of quinones in fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry.
Fast atom bombardment (FAB) mass and MS/MS spectra of a novel quinone antibiotic are presented. Their interpretation is based… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Ascorbate-quinone interactions: electrochemical, free radical, and cytotoxic properties.
Standard midpoint potentials have been determined for p-benzoquinone, methoxy-p-benzoquinone and 2,3-, 2,5-, and 2,6-dimethoxy-p… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Isoprenoid quinones of the genus Legionella
Representative strains of each of the named species of Legionella were examined for isoprenoid quinones by reverse-phase thin… 
1975
1975
Characterization of Hemophilic and Related Bacteria by Their Respiratory Quinones and Cytochromes
Nineteen strains of gram-negative organisms representing 10 Haemophilus species, Eikenella corrodens, and the so-called… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Isolation and enzymatic properties of the mitochondrial reduced diphosphopyridine nucleotide dehydrogenase.
Abstract The DPNH dehydrogenase of the mitochondrial electron transport system has been obtained in a highly purified, soluble… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Nature, intracellular distribution and formation of terpenoid quinones in Euglena gracilis.
1. Light-grown cells of Euglena gracilis strain Z, var. bacillaris and 1224/5g contain phylloquinone, plastoquinone, alpha… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
MOLECULAR VIBRATIONS OF QUINONES. VI. A VIBRATIONAL ASSIGNMENT FOR P-BENZOQUINONE AND SIX ISOTOPIC DERIVATIVES. THERMODYNAMIC FUNCTIONS OF P-BENZOQUINONE.
A complete assignment of the vibrational fundamentals of p‐benzoquinone, Qu‐d4, Qu‐d1, Qu‐2,5‐d2, Qu‐2,6‐d2, Qu‐18O2, and Qu‐d4… 
Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
Oxidative phosphorylation in fractionated bacterial systems. X. Different roles for the natural quinones of Escherichia coli W in oxidative metabolism.
The electron transport chain in cell-free extracts of Escherichia coli W has recently been described in detail (1). It resembles… 
Highly Cited
1950
Highly Cited
1950
Quinone Tanning in the Animal Kingdom
PROF. R. DENNELL suggests in his letter in Nature of August 27 that quinone tanning of protein structures may be of wide…