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The Redox Behavior of Biological Quinones and its Relation With the Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain

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Part of the book series: Experientia Supplementum ((EXS,volume 18))

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The electrochemical behavior of ubiquinone 6, of vitamin K3 and dihydrovitamin K3 has been studied on a platinum electrode in acetonitrile. The oxidation and reduction mechanisms have been determined under various proton availabilities of the medium. The significance of the results regarding the respiratory chain is briefly discussed.

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  1. Laboratoire d’Electrochimie Organique et Analytique, Centre d’Etudes Nucléaires de Grenoble, Cedex n° 85, 38 - Grenoble, France

    G. Cauquis & G. Marbach

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  1. Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy

    Giulio Milazzo

  2. Istituto Chimico dell’Università, Rome, Italy

    Peter E. Jones (Visiting Professor) (Visiting Professor)

  3. Istituto di Chimica, Facoltà di Ingegneria dell’Università, Rome, Italy

    Liliana Rampazzo

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Cauquis, G., Marbach, G. (1971). The Redox Behavior of Biological Quinones and its Relation With the Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain. In: Milazzo, G., Jones, P.E., Rampazzo, L. (eds) Biological Aspects of Electrochemistry. Experientia Supplementum, vol 18. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-5848-9_15

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