Coenzyme Q10 also called ubiquinone
helps cells to take up energy and has as well positive effects on the immune system and heart health - regarding blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
Coenzyme Q10 (Ubichinon) and vitamin E protect cells as well against their aging from free radicals and can therefore also get the skin cells healthy and fresh; the B vitamins in turn along with Coenzyme Q10 support the energy metabolism.
Coenzyme Q10 (Ubichinon) and vitamin E protect cells as well against their aging from free radicals and can therefore also get the skin cells healthy and fresh; the B vitamins in turn along with Coenzyme Q10 support the energy metabolism.
History
Coenzyme Q10 (Ubichinon) was firstly discovered in 1957 and isolated by Fred L. Crane from bovine heart. The chemical structure was elucidated by Karl August Folkers in 1958. For under-standing the role of Q10 in terms of energy absorption and metabolism in the respiratory chain the British scientist Peter D. Mitchell was 1978 awarded for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Biological Function
Coenzyme Q10 (Ubichinon) is an endogenous substance. It can be absorbed partly through nutrition but can as well be produced from the body itselfs. In each human cell energy is converted from food into body's resp. endogenous energy. CoQ10 as a coenzyme is involved in the oxidative phos-phorylation, which is responsible for generating 95% of the total body energy. Organs with the highest energy requirements - such as heart, lung and liver - have thus the highest Q10 concentration.
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