NADH and Ozone
From: "Saul Pressman"
Date: Sat Aug 21, 1999 5:56 pm
Subject: Re: NADH and Ozone
Dear George,
NADH is one of the enzymes involved in cell respiration.
There are three parts to the cycle, all catalyzed by enzymes :
1) Glycolysis : (glyco=sugar; lysis=breaking)
- glucose is converted into pyruvate, producing two molecules of ATP,
and two molecules of NADH (produced from NAD+, which is
Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide)
The NADH must be converted back into NAD+ by oxidation in order to continue
the process of glycolysis.
The more oxygen available, the more oxidation of NADH is possible, therefore
the more glycolysis that
can happen. Insufficient oxygen will slow the process.
2) the Krebs citric acid cycle
- pyruvate is converted into acetyl-CoA ( a derivative of B Vitamin
pantothenic acid by oxidation )
- acetyl-CoA combines with oxaloacetate to generate citric acid
- NAD+ is reduced to NADH
- citrate is oxidized, releasing 2 molecules of CO2, 1 molecule of ATP,
3 molecules of NADH
and 1 molecule of FADH2 (Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide, derivative of
Vitamin B2, riboflavin)
- there are two turns of the cycle, therefore 2 ATP molecules released.
To this point, therefore, there are 2 + 2 = 4 molecules of ATP produced. The
remaining energy is
trapped in NADH and FADH2. This energy is subsequently transformed into ATP
by a process called :
3) Electron transfer or oxidative phosphorylation.
- NADH is oxidized to NAD+, releasing 3 molecules of ATP
- FADH2 is oxidized to FAD, releasing 2 molecules of ATP
- Water (H2O) is produced
Therefore, it is clear that oxygen is a central part of this cycle, and its
action in oxidizing NADH to NAD+ is critical.
Ozone per se does not enter the cell, but reacts with the cell wall, so it
does not enter into the cycle directly. Rather, the oxygen molecule is
involved in the reaction.
What happens to NADH when it hits the HCl acid in the stomach?
In my opinion, you would do better to take MSM and aloe vera and Agrisept
for CFS.
Best of Health
Saul Pressman
http://www.plasmafire.com
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