CoQ10 with Hawthorn Berry 100 mg. - 180 Vegetable Capsule(s) NOW Foods

NOW Foods - CoQ10 with Hawthorn Berry 100 mg. - 180 Vegetable Capsules

NOW Foods CoQ10 Cardiovascular Health is a vitamin-like compound also called ubiquinone. NOW Foods CoQ10 Cardiovascular Health is an essential component of cells and is necessary for mitochondrial energy production. Years of research has shown that CoQ10 supports healthy cardiovascular and immune system functions in addition to its vital role in energy production.

• Cardiovascular Health
• Supports Healthy Heart Muscle
• with Hawthorn Berry
• Cellular Energy Production
• Vegetarian & Vegan Formula
• Halal & Kosher
• Non-GMO Project Verified
• Low Sodium
• Free of Soy, Nut, Gluten, Corn, Dairy & Egg  

CoEnzyme Q-10 (CoQ-10) is a natural compound that is being used clinically to medically treat heart disease in Japan, Italy and China. CoQ-10 is also used as a natural health product in the USA, Canada and some other countries. In the human body, CoQ-10 is found concentrated in the heart and liver tissue, where it functions in the respiratory electron transport system in mitochondria. Consequently, its toxicity to the human body is extremely low. It has ten isoprene units forming a side chain attached to benzoquinone ring and all the ten double bonds in the side chain should be ''trans'' form to be physiologically effective in medicinal applications.

Two manufacturing processes are currently being used in Japan to commercially produce CoQ-10:

• 1. Chemical synthesis process
• 2. Microbial fermentation process

In the case of chemical synthesis, relatively higher rates of "cis"-isomers in the side chain (pharmacologically less active form) and Coenzyme Q-9 which has only 9 isoprene units in the side chain are formed as byproducts which must be eliminated from the final product through a purification process. On the other hand, the natural fermentation process yields the ''all-trans'' form Q-10 (pharmacologically active form), resulting in scarcely a trace of Coenzyme Q-9.