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BioQ10 SA – A New Form of Coenzyme Q10 for Advanced Absorption

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Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is an essential antioxidant and component of the mitochondria, which is found deep in every human cell. CoQ10 plays a critical role in the manufacture of ATP, the energy currency of all body processes. A good analogy for CoQ10’s role is similar to the role of a spark plug in a car engine—just as the car cannot function without that initial spark, the human body cannot function without CoQ10.

Although CoQ10 can be synthesized within the body, there are a number of circumstances in which the body simply does not make sufficient amounts, especially for people over 50. Deficiency could be a result of impaired CoQ10 synthesis due to poor diet, a genetic or acquired defect in CoQ10 synthesis, or increased tissue needs. In addition, statin drugs like Lipitor, Zocor and Crestor are known to lower CoQ10 production.

Principal Uses of CoQ10

Given the central role of CoQ10 in mitochondrial function and cellular antioxidant protection, there are so many conditions in which CoQ10 supplementation may offer nutritional support, including:

  • General antioxidant
  • Cardiovascular health
  • Blood sugar control
  • Male fertility
  • Antioxidant defense against damage to brain cells
  • Improved energy production in the macular portion of the eye

New Data

Until recently, CoQ10 as a dietary supplement has only been available in the ubiquinone form. While ubiquinol has greater solubility, and as a result greater bioavailability than regular powdered forms of ubiquinone, there’s a new form of ubiquinone that’s combined with a non-GMO soy peptide. New BioQ10 SA has shown exceptional bioavailability as the soy peptide emulsifies the CoQ10 and helps usher it into the bloodstream. Given the excellent absorption of this form of ubiquinone, the advantage of ubiquinol over regular ubiquinone appears to have more to do with its improved solubility than because it is in the ubiquinol form. Another advantage of using BioQ10 SA over ubiquinol is that comparative studies have shown that it provides the same degree of absorption at about half the price.

Reference:

Takeda R, Sawabe A, Nakano R, et al. Effect of various food additives and soy constituents on high CoQ10 absorption. Japanese Journal Medicine Pharmaceutical Science 2011;64(4):614-20.


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