Merck, 27597-1MG, Coenzyme Q9

General description
Coenzyme Q9 (Ubiquinone-9; Ubi-9) is a 9 isoprenyl group member of a family of ubiquinones that share a quinine chemical group but differ in the number of isoprenyl chemical subunits in their tail. The CoQ compounds are lipid soluble components of cell membranes.
Application
Coenzyme Q9 (Ubiquinone-9; Ubi-9) may be used in the study of ubiquinones in vivo and in vitro. Coenzyme Q9 may be used as a reference compound in analytic procedures that monitor specific ubiquinone levels under various physiological and pathological conditions and in food-stocks.
Coenzyme Q₉ has been used to investigate its interference in the detection of coenzyme Q₁₀(CoQ₁₀) by fluorescent spectrophotometer (FS-ECA). It has also been used as an analyte in chromatographic analysis of different biological samples that correspond to different genetic conditions.
Biochem/physiol Actions
The coenzyme Q (CoQ) can perform multiple functions such as electron and proton transport. CoQ₉ performs similar functions to CoQ₁₀ as the native CoQ in Caenorhabditis elegans. CoQ₉ as well as other CoQ molecules may have an impact on cell life-span and these molecules are seeing increase usage in such studies.
Packaging
Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.
Other Notes
An efficient electron and proton translocator in liposome systems; Prevents the appearance of adriamycin®-associated cardiotoxic phenomena in mice and rabbits.
Legal Information
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