oxidoreductase activity, acting on the CH-OH group of donors, quinone or similar compound as acceptor quinate dehydrogenase (quinone) activity https://github.com/geneontology/go-ontology/issues/30193 KEGG_REACTION:R01873 molecular_function Catalysis of the reaction: (-)-quinate + pyrroloquinoline-quinone = (-)-3-dehydroquinate + pyrroloquinoline-quinol. quinate:quinone 3-oxidoreductase activity RHEA:23672 NAD(P)-independent quinate dehydrogenase activity MetaCyc:1.1.99.25-RXN EC:1.1.5.8 GO:0047519 quinate:pyrroloquinoline-quinone 5-oxidoreductase activity