Sentences with phrase «cellular energy source»

The common cellular energy source Adenosine Triphosphate, or ATP, had been used in all other observed ubiquitination and was thought necessary for the process, he said.

«There is evidence showing the disease interrupts the process providing the primary cellular energy source necessary for cell function and survival.»

Tapping into an ancient cellular energy source may help stave off the rigors of surgery and the ravages of age.

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Mitochondria, specialized organelles found in nearly every cell of the body, use cellular respiration to generate one of the most important sources of chemical energy — adenosine triphosphate (ATP), a versatile nucleotide that powers everything from cell division to cell signaling to transportation of large molecules across the cell membrane.

Researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) recently developed a working prototype for a portable fuel cell energy source that could power a cellular phone 300 percent longer than existing rechargeable batteries do.

The current estimates show that cellular agriculture can have lower greenhouse gas emissions, land use and water use, but often has a higher energy use requirement when compared to conventionally produced animal source foods.

When endurance athletes train, they use up the glycogen in their muscles, but when bodybuilders train they use adenosine triphosphate (ATP) which is a whole other fuel source and also a major source of energy for most cellular functions in a human body.

The authors of the study explain that their findings suggest that ketogenic diets could also potentially help normalize pathological behaviors in the human model of schizophrenia by providing alternative energy sources via ketones, the products of fat breakdown, which would substitute the abnormally functioning cellular energy pathways in the brains of people suffering from this disease.

The mitochondrial theory of aging suggests that free radical damage to our cells» power source (mitochondria) leads to a loss of cellular energy and function over time.

In the mitochondria, which are easily damaged due to their role as the energy production factories in cells and can themselves become a key source of cellular damage, adequate autophagic waste recycling is critical for rejuvenation but diminishes in aging cells.

In addition, creatine helps to stabilize cellular pH (acidity) and plays an important role in balancing the different aerobic and anaerobic energy sources (eg glycolysis) which are available to the cells.

«Cells depend on cellular respiration as an energy source and during periods of food deprivation or in the absence of glucose, these cells can also resort to ketosis as an additional source of energy.»

They are also a good source of copper that helps in the production of energy at the cellular level.

In addition, in a prospective study of patients with Alzheimer's, improvements in cognitive function were observed for patients administered extra virgin coconut oil, since «medium chain triglycerides are a direct source of cellular energy and can be a nonpharmacological alternative to the neuronal death for lack of it, that occurs in Alzheimer patients» (Yang et al., 2015).

* MCTs are a preferred source of quick cellular energy.

Amino acids can be used as a source of cellular energy.

They hypothesized that this was due to the body using MCTs as «a direct source of cellular energy» (6).

Studies show that the mitochondria of older eggs is capable of producing significantly less ATP, which is the source of cellular energy.

MCT's are a preferred source of quick cellular energy.

[7] Amino acids also contribute to cellular energy metabolism by providing a carbon source for entry into the citric acid cycle (tricarboxylic acid cycle), [8] especially when a primary source of energy, such as glucose, is scarce, or when cells undergo metabolic stress.

The enzyme flavomono - nucleotide is activated and starts the production of ATP, which is the major carrier of cellular energy and the energy source for all chemical reactions in the cells.