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Co-enzyme Q10
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Co-enzyme Q10
Korean name | 코엔자임 큐텐 |
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Category | Health functional food ingredients |
CAS No. | 303-98-0 |
Product information
IUPAC Name | 2-[(2 E ,6 E ,10 E ,14 E ,18 E ,22 E ,26 E ,30 E ,34 E )-3,7,11,15,19,23,27,31,35,39-decamethyltetraconta-2,6,10,14,18,22,26,30,34,38-decaenyl]-5,6-dimethoxy-3-methylcyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione |
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Synonyms | Coenzyme Q10 ubidecarenone ubiquinone-10 CoQ10 |
Description | Coenzyme Q, also known as ubiquinone, is a coenzyme family that is ubiquitous in animals and most bacteria (hence the name ubiquinone). In humans, the most common form is Coenzyme Q 10 or ubiquinone-10. CoQ 10 is not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of any medical condition however, it is sold as a dietary supplement . It is a 1,4-benzoquinone , where Q refers to the quinone chemical group and 10 refers to the number of isoprenyl chemical subunits in its tail. In natural ubiquinones, the number can be anywhere from 6 to 10. This family of fat-soluble substances, which resemble vitamins , is present in all respiring eukaryotic cells, primarily in the mitochondria . It is a component of the electron transport chain and participates in aerobic cellular respiration , which generates energy in the form of ATP . Ninety-five percent of the human body 's energy is generated this way.Organs with the highest energy requirements—such as the heart , liver , and kidney —have the highest CoQ 10 concentrations. There are three redox states of CoQ: fully oxidized (ubiquinone), semiquinone (ubisemiquinone), and fully reduced ( ubiquinol ). The capacity of this molecule to act as a two-electron carrier (moving between the quinone and quinol form) and a one-electron carrier (moving between the semiquinone and one of these other forms) is central to its role in the electron transport chain due to the iron–sulfur clusters that can only accept one electron at a time, and as a free-radical –scavenging antioxidant . |
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