Calorie restriction has also been associated with a reduction in oxidative stress, perhaps due to a change in the amount of reactive oxygen species produced in the mitochondria during
normal cellular respiration [4] under calorie restricted conditions.
When we are young and have high levels of NAD +, it is mostly consumed as part of
normal cellular respiration process — that is, oxidation of ATP for energy.
It is also a byproduct of
normal cellular respiration, and is formed from the superoxide anion by the action of superoxide dismutase.
Not exact matches
This is a
normal part of
cellular aerobic
respiration.