Coenzyme Q8

• Catalog No.: C636490
• CAS Number: 2394-68-5
• M. F.: C49H74O4
• M. W.: 727.10946

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: 2,3-dimethoxy-5-methyl-6-[(2E,6E,10E,14E,18E,22E,26E)-3,7,11,15,19,23,27,31-octamethyldotriaconta-2,6,10,14,18,22,26,30-octaen-1-yl]cyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione
• IUPAC Traditional name: ubiquinone 8
• Synonyms: CoQ8; 2,3-Dimethoxy-5-methyl-6-(3,7,11,15,19,23,27,31-octamethyl-2,6,10,14,18,22,26,30-dotriacontaoctaenyl)-p-benzoquinone; 2,3-Dimethoxy-5-methyl-6-[(2E,6E,10E,14E,18E,22E,26E)-3,7,11,15,19,23,27,31-octamethyl-2,6,10,14,18,22,26,30-dotriacontaoctaenyl]-2,5-cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione; (all-E)-2,3-Dimethoxy-5-methyl-6-(3,7,11,15,19,23,27,31-octamethyl-2,6,10,14,18,22,26,30-dotriacontaoctaenyl)-2,5-cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione; Ubiquinone 40; Ubiquinone 8; Ubiquinone Q8

DATABASE IDS

• CAS Number: 2394-68-5

DETAILS

Description (English)

An isoprenoid quinone that enhances nonspecific resistance to bacterial infections. It stimulates phagocytosis in macrophages by modulation of the kinetics of the Fc receptor. It serves as an electron carrier from the flavoprotein to the cytochrome comple

REFERENCES

• Block, L.H., et al.: J. J. Exp. Med. 149, 1228 (1978)
• Carter, K. et al.: J. Biol. Chem., 260, 10986 (1978)
• Block, L.H. et al.: J. Infect. Dis., 153, 209 (1978)