On Fri, 24 Jan 1997 02:26:20 -0500 elizabeth leslie
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>Thank you for all the info on NADH.  I have one quick qusetion (it
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>seem simplistic, but it's puzzling me):  How/Are nicotine,
>nicotinamide, an=
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>NADH related?
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>Beth Leslie
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>On Thu, 23 Jan 1997, Forrests Mom wrote:
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>> NADH FAQ's
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>> Q. What is NADH?
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>> A. NADH is the abbreviation for the reduced form of
>> nicotinamide-adenine-dinucleotide. This reduced form contains high
>energy
>> hydrogen (the H in NADH) that provides energy to the cell. NADH
>occurs in
>> all living cells and plays a central role in the energy production
>of the
>> cells(1). The more energy a cell needs, the more NADH it needs. For
>examp=
>le,
>> muscle cells and brain cells contain about 50 micrograms NADH per
>gram
>> tissue, heart cells 90 micrograms, red blood cells 4 micrograms(2).
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>her
>> words, if you supply NADH to the body, it acts as an energy
>supplement,
>> which provides the organism with additional energy.=20
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>> NADH occurs naturally in the muscle tissue of many animals, such as
>fish,
>> poultry and cattle that are part of our diet (3).=20
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>> Q. What does NADH do in the body?
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>> A. NADH is the first and most energetic component in the central
>energy
>> producing mechanism in our cells(4). Thus it plays a crucial role in
>> supplying our cells with energy.=20
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>> In addition NADH supplies the energy for the production of important
>> compounds in our cells. NADH increases the production of adrenaline
>and
>> dopamine, particularly in the brain(5, 6) It improves aspects of
>brain an=
>d
>> central nervous system function which are related to the activity of
>> dopamine and adrenaline.=20
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>> Q. How was NADH discovered?
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>> A. NADH was discovered in 1934 by Kaplan, an American scientist who
>found
>> that it plays an essential role in the energy production of
>cells(7).=20
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>> Q. Who should take NADH?
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>> A. Anyone that that wants to support the function of the central
>nervous
>> system and the energy production in all cells.=20
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>> Q. Who is Georg Birkmayer?
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>> A. Professor Georg Birkmayer, MD, Ph.D., is the director of a
>clinical
>> laboratory in Vienna, Austria as well as a world renowned
>biochemical
>> researcher. He is associated with the University of Vienna and is a
>visit=
>ing
>> professor at the University of Beijing, China. He is the general
>secretar=
>y
>> of the International Academy of Tumor Marker Oncology. In addition
>to bei=
>ng
>> a practicing physician, he is the author of more than 100 scientific
>arti=
>cles.=20
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>> References:
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>> 1. Lehninger, A.L. (1970): Biochemistry, Worth Publisher Inc.
>1970.=20
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>> 2. Klingenberg M. (1960): Zur Bedeutung der freien Nucleotide.
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>her
>> Kolloquium Springer Verlag p. 82-114=20
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>> 3. Sauberlich H.E. (1987): Nutritional Aspects of Pyridine
>Nucleotides, i=
>n
>> Dolphin D, Poulson R., Avramovic O. (editors): Pyridine Nucleotide
>Coenzy=
>mes
>> (Part B), John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1987, p. 599-626=20
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>> 4. Alberts B, et al (1983): Molecular Biology of the Cell, Garland
>> Publishing, 1983, p. 491-495.=20
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>> 5. Vrecko K., Birkmayer JGD and Krainz J. (1993): Stimulation of
>dopamine
>> biosynthesis in cultured PC12 phaeochromocytoma cells by the
>coenzyme
>> nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH), J. Neur. Trans.
>5:147-156=20
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>> 6. Gardier M. (1994) Study Report to Labor Birkmayer, Department
>> Pharmacology, University Paris Sud.=20
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>> 7. Kaplan N.O. (1960) in Boyer PD, Lardy H. and Myrbaeck K.: The
>Enzymes
>> Vol. 3, Ac Press New York p. 156-172=20
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>> Colloidal NaDH, Order Form=20
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I share the same interest with Beth Leslie.  People are asking me if
smoking cigarettes would be helpful...I'm a non smoker both of whose
smoking parents developed heart disease; in fact, my mom died in 1984 at
age 62 of a heart attack, while manwhile trying to fight off kidney and
breast cancers.

So, I am trying NADH, and wonder  about the NADH-nicotinic acid-nicotine
relationships.

Thanking you in advance.

Ivan Suzman, Portland, Maine 47/10
land of lighthouses and lobsters