The editor of Kanghule will reveal the secret of Coenzyme Q10, a miraculous drug

Coenzyme Q10 (coenzyme Q10) is a fat-soluble benzene similar to vitamins. Its content is relatively high in animal organs (heart, liver, kidney), beef, soybean oil, peanuts and other foods. A large number of epidemiological, clinical experiments, animal experiments and in vitro cell experiments have shown that it has the effect of inhibiting cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, neurodegenerative diseases, mitochondrial diseases, etc. Its mechanisms mainly include anti-inflammation, antioxidant, regulating glucose and lipid metabolism disorders, and improving endothelial cells. Today, the editor of Medical Companion Travel will reveal to you the secret of Coenzyme Q10, a miraculous drug.

Coenzyme Q, also known as ubiquinone (UQ), is widely found in biological membranes and is a general name for a class of aldehyde compounds containing polyisoprene side chains of different lengths. According to the number of isopentenyl units in the side chain of UQ, its naming is also different. Humans and mammals contain UQ with 10 isopentenyl units, which is called UQ10. UQ10 in the human body is mainly derived from biosynthesis and dietary intake. It is widely distributed in human tissues, especially in the inner membrane of mitochondria, thereby affecting the fluidity and permeability of the inner membrane.

In the process of mitochondrial electron transport chain and oxidative phosphorylation to generate ATP, UQ10 is an essential electron carrier. The specific mechanism of action is: UQ10 can accept two hydrogens and obtain two electrons to generate reduced UQ10 (UQ10H), which then participates in various redox reactions in the body. UQ10H can also transfer one of its hydrogen atoms to free radicals, reduce the free radicals, and be oxidized to a semi-reduced state; the oxidized UQ10 is then catalyzed by enzymes and restored to its reduced state. At the same time, UQ10 plays a key role in maintaining the redox state of cells, and has antioxidant and free radical inhibition effects.

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