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What is a quinone?

What is a quinone? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of aromatic compounds having two carbonyl functional groups in the same six-membered ring.
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The inset shows the second differential curves calculated from peaks 7 and 8 of the quinone spectra.
The various pathological conditions mentioned before may be ascribed to irritation caused by quinone di-imine.
Lapachol, a quinone, is a recognized antitumor agent found in the wood and barely in the bark.
Hypericin, a polycyclic quinone obtained from plants of the genus Hypericum, has been shown to be a promising photosensitizer.
The chemical formula for quinone is C 6 H 4 O 2, and its molecular weight is 108.1 grams per mole.
It may react with molecular oxygen and form quinone and superoxide radicals.

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