Coenzyme Q10, also known as
ubiquinone,
ubidecarenone,
coenzyme Q, and abbreviated at times to
CoQ10 ,
CoQ, or
Q10 is a
coenzyme that is in the bodies of most
animals. It is a
1,4-benzoquinone, where
Q refers to the
quinone chemical group and
10 refers to the number of
isoprenyl chemical subunits in its tail.