tocopherolquinone

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• tocopherolquinone — An oxidized 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 an H atom from 6 OH to C 4, which yields a 1,4 benzoquinone. Abbreviated TQ and preceded by …   Medical dictionary

• TQ — • tocopherolquinone; • tourniquet …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

• TQ — Abbreviation for tocopherolquinone. * * * tocopherolquinone; tourniquet …   Medical dictionary

• vitamin — vitaminic, adj. /vuy teuh min/; Brit. also /vit euh min/, n. any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism, found in minute amounts in natural foodstuffs or sometimes produced synthetically: deficiencies… …   Universalium

• tocopherylquinone — SYN: tocopherolquinone …   Medical dictionary