pyrroloquinolinequinone

English

Etymology

From pyrroloquinoline +‎ quinone.

Noun

pyrroloquinolinequinone (plural pyrroloquinolinequinones)

1. (organic chemistry) Any quinone derived from a pyrroloquinoline; the third known redox cofactor in bacteria, after nicotinamide and flavin.

Synonyms

• PQQ

See also

• quinoprotein

Further reading

• pyrroloquinoline quinone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia