| naphthoquinone | <chemistry> A yellow crystalline substance, C10H6O2, analogous to quinone, obtained by oxidizing naphthalene with chromic acid. Origin: Naphthalene + quinone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| naphthoquinones | Naphthalene rings which contain two ketone moieties in any position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups. (12 Dec 1998) |
| coenzyme F420H2 - 2,3-dimethyl-1,4-naphthoquinone oxidoreductase | <enzyme> Catalyses the reduction of 2,3-dimethyl-1,4-naphthoquinone with reduced coenzyme f420; from archaeoglobus fulgidus; n-terminal amino acid sequence given in first source Registry number: EC 1.6.5.- Synonym: cof(420)h(2) - dmn oxidoreductase, f420h2 - quinone oxidoreductase (26 Jun 1999) |
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| 2-heptaprenyl-1,4-naphthoquinone methyltransferase | <enzyme> Catalyses last step of menaquinone biosynthesis; genbank d87054 Registry number: EC 2.1.1.- Synonym: heppp orf2 (26 Jun 1999) |