Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-11-17 23:58:47 UTC
Update Date2024-04-30 19:44:51 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0030217
Metabolite Identification
Common NameUbiquinone-6
DescriptionUbiquinone-6 is a member of the chemical class known as Polyprenylbenzoquinones. These are compounds containing a polyisoprene chain attached to a quinone at the second ring position. Ubiquione-6 has just 6 isoprene units. Normally in E. coli the active form of Ubiquinone has 8 isoprene units (Ubiquinone-8) and in humans it normally has 10. Ubiquinone-6 is a “failed” or incomplete version of Ubiquinone 8 that arises from conjugation by a shortened prenyl tail via 4-hydroxybenzoate polyprenyltransferase. Ubiquionone is involved in cellular respiration. It is fat-soluble and is therefore mobile in cellular membranes; it plays a unique role in the electron transport chain (ETC). In the inner bacterial membrane, electrons from NADH and succinate pass through the ETC to the oxygen, which is then reduced to water. The transfer of electrons through ETC results in the pumping of H+ across the membrane creating a proton gradient across the membrane, which is used by ATP synthase (located on the membrane) to generate ATP.
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
Coenzyme Q6HMDB
Coenzyme QQ6HMDB
Coenzyme-Q6HMDB
CoQ-6HMDB
CoQ6HMDB
Ubiquinone 30HMDB
Ubiquinone Q6HMDB
Ubiquinone(6)HMDB
UBIQUINONE-6HMDB
Molecular FormulaC39H58O4
Average Mass590.8754
Monoisotopic Mass590.433510344
IUPAC Name2-(3,7,11,15,19,23-hexamethyltetracosa-2,6,10,14,18,22-hexaen-1-yl)-5,6-dimethoxy-3-methylcyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione
Traditional Name2-(3,7,11,15,19,23-hexamethyltetracosa-2,6,10,14,18,22-hexaen-1-yl)-5,6-dimethoxy-3-methylcyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione
CAS Registry Number1065-31-2
SMILES
COC1=C(OC)C(=O)C(CC=C(C)CCC=C(C)CCC=C(C)CCC=C(C)CCC=C(C)CCC=C(C)C)=C(C)C1=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C39H58O4/c1-28(2)16-11-17-29(3)18-12-19-30(4)20-13-21-31(5)22-14-23-32(6)24-15-25-33(7)26-27-35-34(8)36(40)38(42-9)39(43-10)37(35)41/h16,18,20,22,24,26H,11-15,17,19,21,23,25,27H2,1-10H3
InChI KeyGXNFPEOUKFOTKY-UHFFFAOYSA-N