The distribution and content of ubiquinone in foods.
We measured ubiquinone (UQ)-9 and UQ-10 content in various foods using high performance liquid chromatography. UQ-9 was detected in cereals, some vegetables and their products. Corn oil and wheat germ had large amounts of UQ-9 in particular. UQ-10 was detected in meats, fishes, pulses, nuts, dairy products and various vegetables. Migratory fishes, rapeseed oil and soybean oil had considerably large amounts of UQ-10.
Kamei
M
M
Fujita
T
T
Kanbe
T
T
Sasaki
K
K
Oshiba
K
K
Otani
S
S
Matsui-Yuasa
I
I
Morisawa
S
S
D000818:Animals; D002523:Edible Grain / Q000032:analysis; D007887:Fabaceae / Q000032:analysis; D005223:Fats / Q000032:analysis; D005399:Fishes; D005504:Food Analysis; D009754:Nuts / Q000032:analysis; D009821:Oils / Q000032:analysis; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D012758:Shellfish / Q000032:analysis; D014451:Ubiquinone / Q000032:analysis*; D014675:Vegetables / Q000032:analysis
D005223:Fats; D009821:Oils; D014451:Ubiquinone; C025204:Ubiquinone Q2; C030571:ubiquinone 9