Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a fat-soluble, vitamin-like nutrient that helps produce energy in all cells of the body. It does so by supporting the mitochondria, the tiny power plants in each of the body’s cells. CoQ10 is one of the most important and modifiable factors in ATP (cellular energy) production in the mitochondria. Mitochondrial dysfunction and CoQ10 deficiencies have been implicated in many conditions.
CoQ10 alternates between its three chemical forms: completely oxidized (oxCoQ10 or ubiquinone), a semi-oxidized intermediate free radical (semiquinone) and a completely reduced form (CoQ10H2 or ubiquinol). Most CoQ10 in circulation and tissues exists in its reduced form (ubiquinol) which acts as an antioxidant through its oxidation to an oxidized form (ubiquinone). Ubiquinone is reversely reduced to ubiquinol.
Technical insights:
- Country of origin: China
- Form as ubdecaranone
- Stored form: Yellow to orange crystalline powder