Description_x000D_ General description_x000D_ Idebenone is a short-chain benzoquinone drug._x000D_ Application_x000D_ Idebenone has been used:_x000D_ • to treat mutant myocilin (mMYOC) cells for drug treatment assay_x000D_ • to validate C2C12 secondary cell screening assay_x000D_ • to treat obese mice, to test whether idebenone and CoQ10 bind directly to peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)LBDs, His-tagged PPARα, δ and γ LBDs_x000D_ Packaging_x000D_ 100 mg in poly bottle_x000D_ 25 mg in glass insert_x000D_ Biochem/physiol Actions_x000D_ Idebenone is used in the treatment of visual impairment in adolescents and adults with Leber′s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON). It serves as an antioxidant. It helps to guard the heart muscle against oxidative stress._x000D_ A short-chain Coenzyme Q analog that enhances superoxide formation, presumably by mediating electron transfer from N2 to oxygen.