Term Information

Accession
CHEBI:36141
Name
quinone
Ontology
Synonyms
quinone, quinones, Chinon, quinones
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Compounds having a fully conjugated cyclic dione structure, such as that of benzoquinones, derived from aromatic compounds by conversion of an even number of -CH= groups into -C(=O)- groups with any necessary rearrangement of double bonds (polycyclic and heterocyclic analogues are included). [source: unknown]
Comment
None
Subset
None
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Parents of quinone (CHEBI:36141)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
quinone [is_a relation] is_a  cyclic ketone (CHEBI:3992)
Children of quinone (CHEBI:36141)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
benzoquinones (CHEBI:22729) [is_a relation] is_a  quinone
p-quinones (CHEBI:25830) [is_a relation] is_a  quinone
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