Table I.
Comparison of CoQ9 and CoQ10 content of heart mitochondria between nine different mammalia species
| Species | Coenzyme Q |
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|---|---|---|---|
| CoQ9 | CoQ10 | CoQ9 + CoQ10 | |
| nmol/mg mitochondrial protein | |||
| Mouse | 6.0 ± .04 | 0.72 ± .04 | 6.72 |
| Rat | 5.2 ± .11 | 0.63 ± .02 | 5.83 |
| Guinea pig | 1.9 ± .006 | 1.7 ± .02 | 3.6 |
| Rabbit | 0.11 ± .01 | 4.8 ± .10 | 4.91 |
| Pig | 0.19 ± .007 | 4.8 ± .04 | 4.99 |
| Goat | 0.25 ± .03 | 6.2 ± .05 | 6.45 |
| Sheep | 0.15 ± .01 | 6.3 ± .11 | 6.45 |
| Cow | 0.11 ± .006 | 6.5 ± .18 | 6.51 |
| Horse | 0.17 ± .01 | 6.6 ± .08 | 6.77 |
Values are average ± S.E. of three determinations.