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Quinones

Medical Definition:	Hydrocarbon rings which contain two ketone moieties in any position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups.
Guide Notes:	coord with specific hydrocarbon structure if pertinent

Quinones Categories.

	Anthraquinones - Compounds based on ANTHRACENES which contains two KETONES in any position. Substitutions can be in any position except on the ketone groups.
	Benzoquinones - Benzene rings which contain two ketone moieties in any position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups.
	Indolequinones - INDOLES which have two keto groups forming QUINONES like structures of the indole aromatic ring.
	Naphthoquinones - Naphthalene rings which contain two ketone moieties in any position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups.

Quinones Medical Definitions and Terms

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