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. 2019 Oct 16;24(20):3721. doi: 10.3390/molecules24203721

Table 1.

The table indicates the parasitic prenylquinone functions among protozoa. For more information, check the reference section. Grey squares contain examples of previously characterized prenylquinones from protozoa. White squares indicate still non-characterized prenylquinones.

Prenylquinone Function
Antioxidant Defense Mitochondrial Respiration Trans-plasma Membrane Electron Transport
Ubiquinone [45,57,58,59] [50]
Menaquinone [60,61]
Tocopherol [62,63,64]
Chlorobiumquinone [65]
Thermoplasmaquinone [66,67]
Rhodoquinone [48]