re CoQ10

hi Chris, so i immediately went into my favorite simple cell biology animation site http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/0072437316/120060/ravenanimatio...
and chose 'Electron Transport System and ATP Synthesis' figuring it might have something to do with it, and lo, the mitochondria! love that name - and to think its DNA comes from a bug (just tickles me pink that we owe our cell nucleus vitality to an ancient bug :-)

great animations highly recommend. helps to be able to actually see how cells use electron and proton exchanges to open and shut their membrane channels (doorways into and out of the cells) and form different molecular substances.

so it seems the highest concentrations of CoQ10 are found on the inner membranes of the mitochondrion (the plot thickens) and that it aids in the formation of ATP using glucose oxidation (glucolysis) kinda like this

Launch in external player or download.

the best thing about these little animations is you can control the speed of the 'play' by holding the mouse down on the yellow ball and running it back or forth along the line to comprehend at your own pace.

interesting to discover that the foods that give me the most energy tend to have the highest levels of CoQ10. maybe an attempt to make up for the shortfall in my own cellular production perhaps. much to learn about this. thanks for the tip. i'd heard about it but never gotten around to researching it.