Medical Definition of Tocopherylquinone

1. An oxidised tocopherol, formed from the isomeric 2-methyl-2-phytyl-6-chromenol with methyl groups in one or more of positions 5,7, and 8, by migration of H atom from 6-OH to C-4, which yields a 1,4-benzoquinone. Abbreviated TQ and preceded by alpha-, beta-, etc., as in the tocopherols, to indicate degree of methylation. Synonym: tocopherylquinone. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tocopherylquinone

tocography
tocol
tocologies
tocology
tocolysis
tocolytic
tocolytic agent
tocolytic agents
tocolytics
tocometer
tocopherol
tocopherol cyclase
tocopherolquinone
tocopherols
tocopheryl
tocopherylquinone (current term)
tocopheryls
tocophobia
tocoquinone
tocororo
tocororos
tocos
tocotrienol
tocotrienolquinone
tocs
tocsin
tocsins
tocus
tod
todah rabah

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