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Thank you for all the info on NADH. I have one quick qusetion (it may=20 seem simplistic, but it's puzzling me): How/Are nicotine, nicotinamide, an= d=20 NADH related? Beth Leslie On Thu, 23 Jan 1997, Forrests Mom wrote: > NADH FAQ's >=20 >=20 > Q. What is NADH? >=20 > 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). In ot= her > words, if you supply NADH to the body, it acts as an energy supplement, > which provides the organism with additional energy.=20 >=20 > NADH occurs naturally in the muscle tissue of many animals, such as fish, > poultry and cattle that are part of our diet (3).=20 >=20 > Q. What does NADH do in the body? >=20 > 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 >=20 > 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 >=20 > Q. How was NADH discovered? >=20 > 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 >=20 > Q. Who should take NADH? >=20 > A. Anyone that that wants to support the function of the central nervous > system and the energy production in all cells.=20 >=20 > Q. Who is Georg Birkmayer? >=20 > 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 >=20 > References: >=20 > 1. Lehninger, A.L. (1970): Biochemistry, Worth Publisher Inc. 1970.=20 >=20 > 2. Klingenberg M. (1960): Zur Bedeutung der freien Nucleotide. 11.Moosbac= her > Kolloquium Springer Verlag p. 82-114=20 >=20 > 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 >=20 > 4. Alberts B, et al (1983): Molecular Biology of the Cell, Garland > Publishing, 1983, p. 491-495.=20 >=20 > 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 >=20 > 6. Gardier M. (1994) Study Report to Labor Birkmayer, Department > Pharmacology, University Paris Sud.=20 >=20 > 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 >=20 > Colloidal NaDH, Order Form=20 >=20 > Home Page=20 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >=20 >=20 > Copyright =A91996 by Chronic Wellness International=99=20 >=20 > Last Updated 11/03/96=20 >=20