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Coenzyme Q10 and human nutrition
Coenzyme Q10 is found in the foods we eat, but not often in large amounts.
The best sources of coenzyme Q10 are animal organs, some types of fish, and
vegetable oils such as soybean, rapeseed, sesame. It is found in lesser
quantities in rice bran and wheat germ, and in soy and other beans. It is
also found in vegetables, in particular spinach and broccoli. Coenzyme Q10
is easily destroyed in the cooking process, and in refined grains much of
the coenzyme Q10 is removed.
However, the body does not necessarily need a direct source of coenzyme Q10
to maintain adequate levels . The body can also manufacture coenzyme Q10
from other members of the coenzyme Q10 family. Coenzyme Q10 is but one of
ten, and possibly more, members of the coenzyme Q family.
The most basic form of coenzyme Q10 is a circle of chemical elements that
form a single coenzyme Q molecule. This coenzyme Q molecule can have side
chains that contain five carbon atoms. It is that number of side chains that
is the basis for the number assigned to each member of the coenzyme Q
family. For example coenzyme Q1 has one side chain of five carbon atoms.
Coenzyme Q2 has two side chains of five carbon atoms each, for a total of
ten carbon atoms. In coenzyme Q10, there are ten side chains and a total of
50 carbon atoms. Human tissue contains only coenzyme Q10.
To change the other coenzyme Qs into coenzyme Q10, the liver breaks down the
side chains. It then reassembles them to form coenzyme Q10. For example, a
meal consisting of shellfish, vegetables, and mushrooms provides coenzyme Q9
and coenzyme Q7. The liver breaks these coenzymes down and manufactures
coenzyme Q10 from their components.
The creation of coenzyme Q10 by the body is a complex process. To make this
change, at least three different classes of starting molecules are required,
at least 15 different reactions are necessary (each begun by an enzyme), and
there are many cofactor substances. This means that coenzyme Q10 is
difficult for the body to produce because all the component parts must be
available in sufficient quantities at the same time. Some of the essential
cofactors are not created by the body. A deficiency in any of these -
vitamins B3, B5, B6, B12 C, and folate - would make it difficult for the
live to produce enough coenzyme Q10. Unfortunately, the older you get, the
less ability you have to produce coenzyme Q10 from other members of the
coenzyme Q family.
Our lives and environment also effect coenzyme Q10 levels; stressful lives
and polluted environments can deplete coenzyme Q10 from the body tissue.
According to Dr. Folkers, these factors - nutrient deficiencies, age,
stress, and pollution - could lead to a deficiency of coenzyme Q10. By some
estimates, as many as 75 percent of people over age 50 in the United States
could be deficient in coenzyme Q10.
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Benefits & Features
Benefits
Increased energy production
Improved gums
Antioxidant abilities
Strengthened cardiovascular system
Features
Highest quality coenzyme Q10 in the world
Coenzyme Q10 derived from a plant source
No harsh solvents used in extraction process
Contains tocotrienols
Contains fish oil
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Coenzyme Q10
Beyer, R.E. "An analysis of the role of coenzyme Q10 in free radical
generation and as an antioxidant" Biochemistry and Cell Biology. June 1992
Bliznakov, Emile G., M.D. and Gerald L. Hunt The Miracle Nutrient Coenzyme
Q10 New York, NY: Bantam Books 1987
Greenberg, S. and W.H. Frishman. " Co-enzyme Q10: a new drug for
cardiovascular disease." Journal of Clinical Pharmacology July 1990
Langsjoen, Per, Peter H. Langsjoen and Karl Forkers. "Long-term efficacy and
safety of coenzyme Q10 therapy for idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy."
American Journal of Cardiology February 15, 1990. Vol. 6 No. 7
Lee, William H. Coenzyme Q10, Is it Our Fountain of Youth? New Canaan, CT:
Keats Publishing, Inc. 1987
Wagner, Eugene S. Coenzyme Q10, The Vital Spark of Life American Institute
of Health and Nutrition. 1992.
Fish Oil
McCarthy, G.M., and D. Kenny :Dietary fish oil and rheumatic diseases."
Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism 21:6 June 1992
Passwater, Richard, Ph.D. Fish Oil Updates New Canaan,CT: Keats Publishing,
Inc. 1987
Tocotrienols
Germano, Carl, M.A., R.D., CNS. " A novel antioxidant in the treatment of
hypercholesterolemia & cancer." Solgar Nutrition Center
http://www.solgar.com/nutrition_library/articles/tocotrienols.html
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Hope this helps the knowledge base, my husband (age 72) has been on this
for about a year, I have recently began to take it also.
JanB
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