Transforming Food into Energy

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 that 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. synthesis of cellular components including cholesterol and proteins (formed primarily by the liver)
2. nerve conduction (in the brain and peripheral nerves), and
   
3. energy for muscular contraction (of the heart and skeletal muscles).

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