Editing Coenzyme Q10 (section)

==Chemical properties==
The oxidized structure of CoQ<sub>10</sub> is shown below. The various kinds of coenzyme Q may be distinguished by the number of [[isoprenoid]] subunits in their [[Side chain|side-chains]]. The most common coenzyme Q in human mitochondria is CoQ<sub>10</sub>.<ref name=lpi/> Q refers to the quinone head and "10" refers to the number of isoprene repeats in the tail. The molecule below has three isoprenoid units and would be called Q<sub>3</sub>.
:[[File:Unibuinone3.svg|none|300px|alt=Coenzyme Q<sub>3</sub>]]

In its pure state, it is an orange-colored lipophile powder and has no taste or odor.<ref name="pubchem-Ubidecarenone"/>