Most CoQ10 on the market is
the ubiquinone form, but it also comes in ubiquinol form which is a potent antioxidant with a lot of health benefits, according to Wikipedia's ubiquinol page.
Recently Chris Kresser discussed CoQ10 in his podcast (http://chriskresser.com/coq10-vaccination-and-natural-treatment-for-migraines including transcript) and said that
the ubiquinone form is fine.
Not exact matches
These mechanisms take the
form of antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione - S - transferase) and the non-enzymatic antioxidant molecules (vitamin E, vitamin C, vitamin A,
ubiquinone and others), which include the sulfur - containing antioxidants (glutathione, theoredoxin, alpha lipoic acids), melatonin, carotenoids, flavonoids, and polyphenols.
Replenishing the body with CoQ10 (
ubiquinone) or its activated
form, ubiquinol usually makes people feel better within a matter of days, allowing many to continue their statin, where they would normally find it intolerable.
In the body, CoQ10 exists either in its oxidized
form known as
ubiquinone, or in its reduced
form known as ubiquinol.
In the body, CoQ10 exists either in its oxidized
form,
ubiquinone, or in its reduced
form, ubiquinol.
When oxidized CoQ10 (
ubiquinone) is used by the body, it is converted to the ubiquinol
form.
In its active
form, it's called
ubiquinone or ubiquinol.
Most all CoQ10 supplements available are in the
form of
ubiquinone.
There are two
forms of CoQ10,
ubiquinone and Ubiquinol.