Transforming food into energy ... -
Coenzyme Q10
It’s 3:30 p.m. and you feel irritable; you can’t seem to
concentrate. You were so busy you skipped lunch. At last you bite
into the sandwich that you were ready for 3 hours ago. By the
time you have eaten half of it, energy is starting to flow through
you. What happened?
The answer to that question is both extremely complex and
very simple. In essence, your body transformed the food
into
useable energy. CoQ10 is a crucial component of the
primary energy generating cycle that takes place
in each of the trillions of cells in our bodies. CoQ10
is essential for human life.
To transform that lunchtime sandwich into useable energy your body essentially has to burn it -
just the way a car burns gasoline to drive its engine. This energy generating process takes place
in structures called mitochondria - tiny power plants which are within every cell. Inside these
energy generating stations, fats, sugars, and amino acids are transformed into ATP, an energy-rich molecule
sometimes called the “energy currency” of the body.
Energy Generation Requires Nutrients
The body requires many nutrients in order to
perform the complex biochemical processes that
convert food into ATP “energy currency.” Some of
these nutrients such as the B-vitamins are familiar
to us. However, there are many other substances
which are essential to this process. Coenzyme Q10
is one of these.
Functions of CoQ10
Several complex metabolic pathways are required
in order for the body to transform that lunchtime
sandwich into energy that you can feel and use.
First glycolysis and the Krebs’ cycle break down
large molecules of protein, carbohydrate and fat
into smaller components. CoQ10 is a key enzyme
in the Electron Transport Chain - the final stage in
this extraordinary design. This pathway generates
90% of the ATP needed by the body from the food
we eat.
ATP provides the “energy currency” for the following
crucial metabolic functions: 1) synthe ...
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