Ubiquinone CoQ10 is Pharma Nord’s Bio-Quinone Active Q10 capsule, containing coenzyme Q10 in the form of ubiquinone in its natural identical form. This unique preparation delivers coenzyme Q10 in the active formula that is present in over 90 scientific studies to provide a consistently high level of bioavailability.
Coenzyme Q10 is essential for the normal functioning of all tissues due to its role in the cellular energy production process. Both heart and skeletal muscles have the highest energy requirements of all bodily tissues, and are particularly reliant on adequate Q10 as a result.
We have spent more than 25 years developing and optimizing Bio-Quinone Q10 for the sole purpose of producing a coenzyme Q10 preparation which scientifically can document its superior bioavailability and quality.
Coenzyme Q10 occurs naturally within every cell in the human body, we cannot live without it. It is a vitamin-like substance which is found in our mitochondria (structures within cells responsible for energy production). It is also important as an antioxidant, associated with various health benefits.
Approximately three quarters of the body’s Q10 is made within the liver. You can obtain small amounts of coQ10 from food. Our Q10 levels peak between the ages of 20 and 25. As the body’s ability to manufacture/absorb Q10 declines with age, our levels of Q10 will also decline. Dietary supplementation can help to maintain optimal levels of coenzyme Q10 within the body.
Ubiquinone coQ10 contains 100% natural Q10.
The raw material is produced by specialized yeast cells and is identical to the coenzyme Q10 produced by the body. In contrast to bacteria-fermented Q10, this yeast-fermented Q10 does not contain any yeast components or impurities of unknown nature. The raw material is completely free of harmful cis-isomers, often found in cheap synthetic Q10 raw materials of low quality. All raw materials used in the Bio-Quinone Active Q10 supplement undergo an extensive quality control before production.
Using a special manufacturing technique the Q10 crystals completely dissolve at body temperature. It is this complete solution of Q10, a high quality raw material and manufacturing according to the pharmaceutical and the GMP protocol, which is the reason that Bio-Quinone Active Q10 supplement has achieved such good bioavailability of the active substance.
Q10 is a fat-soluble substance which is difficult for the body to absorb. However, thanks to a highly specialized manufacturing process where coQ10 is suspended in an oil matrix and exposed to a patented heating process, the Q10 crystals are able to dissolve entirely into a single molecule at normal body temperature. This is the reason why Bio-Quinone Active Q10 supplement has achieved such good bioavailability of the active substance.
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Unprocessed Q10, which has not been subjected to any pre-treatment, has a crystal form that hinders effective absorption. | An inferior preparation is more like a mixture of Q10 crystals and oil, resulting in poor bioavailability of the active Q10. | A special heat process that transforms the molecular structure of Q10 from rough crystals to a snow-flake like shape. | At body temperature, the snow-flake Q10 dissolves, thus forming a uniform (homogeneous) mixture that the body can easily absorb. |
Bioavailability is the proportion of substance that reaches the systemic blood circulation after oral consumption. Bio-Quinone uses a patented method to release crystal structure Q10. As a result, Bio-Quinone was selected for the prestigious KiSel10 and Q-SYMBIOtrials.
Optimal Oil Formulation
Pharma Nord Q10 supplements are shown to raise blood levels of coenzyme Q10 in human subjects, with extensive supporting documentation.
Several clinical trials have shown that the Bio-Quinone patented formulation delivers superior bioavailability.
We recommend the following...
Bio-Quinone Active Q10 Super: 1-3 capsules per day or as directed by a physician.
Bio-Quinone Active Q10 GOLD: 1-2 capsules per day or as directed by a physician.
Note: It is not only the formulation of the preparation that determines how much Q10 the body absorbs. It also depends on the dose and the dose intervals. (FAQ - Dose and Dosage)
No serious adverse effects from supplementation in controlled trials have been registered, even at doses of 1200mg daily for one year. Also more than 20 years of research and consumer experience support the safety of Bio-Quinone Active Q10 supplement.
Our In-House team including our Senior Nutritionist has written articles on Bio-Quinone Active Q10 :
The name of the preparation is Bio-Quinone Active Q10 (Super and Gold). It is sold as capsules packed in blister packs.
Bio-Quinone Active Q10 Super 30mg - 30, 60 and 150 capsules
Bio-Quinone Active Q10 GOLD 100mg - 20, 60 and 150 capsules
Bio-Quinone Q10 Active Super declared content per tablet:
Bio-Quinone Q10 Active GOLD declared content per tablet:
Bio-Quinone Active Q10 Super:
Bio-Quinone Active Q10 GOLD:
The raw materials comply with government regulations in the EC and Scandinavia. Testing ensures that the raw materials are in accordance with their certificates of analysis.
The capsules are produced under pharmaceutical control.
The preparation is a dark brown, size 10 oblong soft gelatine capsule, with orange paste.
The capsules are packed in a transparent plastic blister pack with an aluminium membrane approved for use with food.
All blister packs are batch numbered and the boxes are date stamped in accordance with current regulations.
Minimum 5 years.
Product to be stored at room temperature.
The rights to this product belong to:
Pharma Nord ApS, Denmark.
More information is available on request.
Many people use a coenzyme Q10 supplement daily, but may be unaware that there can be large differences between products. The table below is a great tool for you to use.
If you only take one supplement make it Bio-Quinone Q10!
Bio-Quinone Active Q10 Super if taken as recommended ( 1-3 capsules per day):
Bio-Quinone Active Q10 GOLD if taken as recommended ( 1-4 capsules per day):
We do not use palm oil in all of our Q10 products.
Some Q10 products contain soybean oil; others contain coconut oil. We can't use any oil. Common for the oils we use is that they all are able to dissolve the Q10 content completely at body temperature. Some people are against the use of palm oil in foods for various reasons. Some consider palm oil to be of such poor quality that it has adverse health effects. In addition, there is the environmental aspects, where palm oil production contributes to cutting down the rain forest. All this has nothing to do with Pharma Nord's palm oil.
Originally we used soybean oil, but in 2009 we shifted to the use of palm oil in some Q10 products. This was done for the following reasons:
You can cut a small hole in the soft gel capsules with a pair of scissors and squeeze the content of the capsule out in a spoon or directly into your mouth. However a small residue of Q10 will remain on the inside of the capsule using this method.
Our needs for coenzyme Q10 are individual.
Since Q10 is fat-soluble substance, it is important to take it with a meal that contains some fat. The effect is observed after a short-term use and is felt most acutely approx. 6 hours after ingestion. Therefore, Q10 should most effectively be taken with breakfast, perhaps lunch. If you take more than 1 capsule of ubiquinone per day, the absorbability will be larger if you spread the dose throughout the day - i.e. 1 capsule at breakfast and 1 capsule at lunch time.
Furthermore, you can take a supplement of the amino acid carnitine, which interacts closely with Q10 in the cells' mitochondria. Carnitine helps with the transport of fatty acids into the mitochondria, and Q10 is involved in the oxidation process that converts these fatty acids into energy in the form of ATP.
Q10 is generally considered a safe substance.
Long-term studies of more than 5 years, as well as studies with daily doses, have shown that it is safe to take supplements of Q10 for a long period.
After discontinuation of supplementation, the body's Q10 level will return to the same level as before the start of supplementation. This shows that Q10 supplementation does not affect the body's own production of the substance.
Graph: Horstink MW, et al. The effect of coenzyme Q10 therapy in Parkinson disease could be symptomatic. Arch Neurol 2003;60(8):1170-72.
Q10 is best known for its oxidised form ubiquinone, introduced in Europe shortly after 1990. Globally, ubiquinone has also been the only form of Q10 whose effect has been documented in scientific studies. Ubiquinol, the reduced form of Q10, was first brought to market in 2006. Since then, ubiquinol has been marketed as active Q10 although it's no more active than ubiquinone. Almost all documentation on the prevention and treatment of Q10 deficiency states has been performed with ubiquinone.
At the molecular level, ubiquinol has two extra hydrogen molecules and forms, in conjunction with oxygen, and so-called hydroxyl group on the head of the Q10 molecule, which is a quinone ring. The two forms of Q10, however, have quite different roles in the body. Ubiquinol donates electrons, whereas ubiquinone receives electrons. Ubiquinol performs an important function as an antioxidant in the body, but in the cells' energy producing mitochondria, the two forms constantly switch from the one form to the other - that is, from the oxidised to the reduced and back again. Thus, one cannot say that one form of Q10 is more active or more important than the other.
Appearance differences can be seen below, it is therefore easy to test whether the product you buy is normal or reduced Q10. The Q10 that we produce in the body's cells is oxidised Q10, whereas 90-95% of Q10 circulating in the blood is in the form of reduced Q10.
Ubiquinone (Oxidised Q10) | Ubiquinol (Reduced Q10) |
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Normal Q10 is a clear orange, yellowish substance. | Reduced Q10, is oxidatively unstable, has a milky-white colour appearance. |
Finally, Q10 ubiquinol preparations are usually more expensive to buy than Q10 ubiquinone preparations.
It is possible to increase the body's own production of coenzyme Q10 by exercising and by optimising the intake of nutrients.
The cell's production of Q10 is a complex process involving many biochemical steps. In order for the body to produce coQ10, there is a need for a vitamin B complex, vitamins C and E, selenium, magnesium and several trace elements. A lack of one or more of these nutrients will affect the body's Q10 production considerably. An increase in available Q10 in the body will usually be larger with the aid of even a small daily supplement of Q10.
Cereal products usually contain coenzyme Q9, whereas soybeans do contain some coenzyme Q10. There is also some Q10 in walnuts, almonds, oil-rich fruits and green vegetables, especially spinach. Furthermore, fish contains Q10, especially sardines, which contain twice as much Q10 as beef. Even so, one would have to eat one pound of sardines, two pounds of beef, or 2.5 pounds of peanuts in order to get 30mg of Q10.
Typically, there is somewhere between 5-10mg of Q10 in the food we eat on a daily basis. Most individuals probably get around 5mg a day.
To date, more than 40 scientific studies have been published, showing that, once the ubiquinone form of Q10 has been absorbed, it has a good bioavailability and efficacy. However, not much evidence has been published on the bioavailability and efficacy of QH (ubiquinol).
Various Q10 products are available either as tablets or capsules. The Q10 content may be in the form of crystals or granules, encapsulated in lipsomes, in micelles attached to nanoparticles or dissolved in oil.
The size alone of the coQ10 molecule (approx. 5.5nm long and 864 times heavier than a hydrogen atom) means that Q10 is not an easily absorbed substance. The Q10 raw material is an orange brown crystalline powder, and these Q10 crystals cannot be absorbed directly into the body. The absorption of unprocessed Q10 is less than 1%. In water-soluble, but doing so will make the big Q10 molecule even bigger, whereby the advantage disappears, and the Q10 complex will still largely be fat-soluble. It sounds impressive to state that a Q10 product is three times more absorbable than a competing product, but if the competing product simply consists of Q10 crystals with a less than 1% absorption rate, the claim is not particularly impressive. Producers of Q10 supplements have to treat the Q10 raw material in a special way in order to achieve an effective absorption. The most bioavailable coQ10 products are dissolved in a vegetable oil in which the crystals must be dissolved completely.
Most people will experience an effect of Q10 supplementation, either directly or indirectly. Many so-called energy-based products get their effect from caffeine and caffeine-like substances from various plants that stimulate the adrenal glands to secrete stress hormones. Coenzyme q10, on the other hand, is present in all body cells and is part of the cells' natural way of producing energy. Thus, the biochemical processes in the body and the experience are not the same for these two different types of products. The fact that you may not feel an immediate effect of Q10 may also be due to one or more of the following factors:
The body produces Q10 on its own and because there is Q10 in almost any diet, it is seemingly impossible to categorize supplementation with Q10 as doping.
Q10 acts as a coenzyme (supporting enzyme) in the cells and thus also in the muscles' energy production mitochondria. We can produce some Q10 in the liver, and, in addition we get minor amounts of Q10 from the diet. Many athletes do take supplements of Q10 to counteract declining Q10 levels, and the Q10 supplements are not categorised as doping.
Safety Documentation: Pharma Nord's Q10 has been tested by the Hungarian Doping Institute for possible doping-like effects and can provide a certificate attesting to its Q10's lack of doping properties.
Relative to the food we eat, the size of individual nutrients are actually incredibly small. As a result, we need to use units other than grammes (g) to describe them. Here's what the common units for nutrients are:
Grammes (G)- often used to describe nutritional powders. Most teaspoons of powder weigh approximately 5g.
Milligrams (Mg)- 1000mg is equal to 1g
Micrograms (Mcg or μg)-1000μg is equal to 1mg
International Units (IU)- Slightly more complex than milligrams (mg) and micrograms (μg), International Units measure differently from nutrient to nutrient. The most common nutrients that are likely to be measured in IU are vitamins D, E and A.
There is now a great deal of evidence from scientific studies on the consequences of this effect. The type of medication in question is commonly referred to as "statins".
Statins are a class of cholesterol-lowering drugs that act by inhibiting the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase, which reduces the body's production of the substance mevalonate. From mevalonate, several substances are formed in the liver, including cholesterol and Q10. You cannot lower the body's cholesterol production in this way without also lowering its production of Q10.
There are different types of statins working in different ways, and they are not equally strong. The most common complaint about the adverse effects of statins is muscle pain. The pain occurs when the muscles have to work with too little energy. However, not everybody experiences adverse effects from statins. The effect differs from individual to individual depending on how much Q10 is required to normalize the body's Q10 level during statin treatment.
You must monitor your own body's needs.
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I received an email to mark Mental Health awareness week from Pharma Nord. I read the information from Senior Nutritionist Frankie Brogan and descided to try the Bio-Quinone Q10 along with the other products he recommended. I am so impressed. I have suffered depression for many years. After a week I feel so much better and have more energy. I am so pleased. My moods have improved and my general wellbeing is so much more happier. Thank you. I will continue with them. I sleep better and relax more, no worrying and feeling low.
This company are prompt with delivery, with well packaged items . Good quality supplements. Highly recommend 100mg Co Enzyme Q10 for energy maintenance as an M E sufferer.
Recommended Q10 by my nutritionist, after finding another make had had the same detrimental effect on me as statins. This is my third pack, no adverse effects. My energy levels are much better, although the Q10’s are one part of a programme of various tablets and “don’t eat” foods. Obviously these Q10 tablets are different from other makers, and I’m happy I can take them. Delivery and packaging first class.
I have been taking the pharma nord bio-quinine Q10 gold capsules for quite a time now and this is a supplement I cannot do without. I feel more energetic and overall I feel better in myself
I have been taking Q10 since the early 90's having read a review in the Daily Mail of it's benefits and it's medicinal uses in Europe.
I have taken Q10 for over twenty years possibly thirty years so I think that speaks for itself
I have used co-q10 for years and love it but can’t seem to get it anywhere now except online, but it was easy to do and fast delivery thank you ...I tried other brands but they don’t seem to be as good.
Received 100mg Q10 promptly. Have always found Pharma Nord the best and feel they do help to give me more energy very quickly. They are more expensive but worth it.
Bio- Quinone Super @ Bio-Quinone Gold been on for years. Have felt the benefit of more energy @ cholesterol levels have gone down. Good for older people which need it.
Received everything well packed a day before they said. Have used their CQ10 for years to counter the side effects of statins which they do excellently.
I have used Q10 gold 100 for several years. I rate them as 100%
If I come near to running our I get more ordered straight away as I rely on them to keep me feeling on top form.
I have been taking Q10 in various strengths for at least 10 years and have persuaded my husband to do the same as I felt guilty to be enjoying the benefits and not sharing them with him. Here are the results that I attribute to Q10 which we take daily; good gum health, no bleeding or shrinkage, a lot of energy, especially me and no recourse to blood pressure medication. I will be 70 this year and my husband 74. We will continue taking the tablets despite their relative expense. After all, we have never smoked and seem to be drinking less and less, so we can afford to be good to ourselves.
Brilliant!! It is available on prescription, I take the Q10 Gold and the benefits are far too many to list, I feel better, no more muscle pains from statins and my Fibromyalgia has not flared at all since I started taking over 2 years ago, again BRILLIANT
Lifesaver! 100 mg Q10 boosted me out of the deep doldrums of M.E. and made life worth living again. I take it all the time but if I rin out my energy drops away within a week. Q10 is my friend for life xxxxxxx
I have been taking your products for some time now. My wife and myself take Bio-Quinone Active Q10 and Bio-Garlic as I have had bypass surgery 4 years ago. I am also on statin drugs and warfarin. My local health shop told me to take these as I am taking statin drugs and they will help. I am doing well and think your products are very good and will keep taking these tablets.
Taking Pharma Nord products for years, very satisfied with them. Because I have to take statins my Liver Test has been Not very good. But since I started taking Q10, Gold, the Liver function Test improved a lot.
My husband and I took Q10 for a couple of years and he also takes Omega 7 . I decided that the budget was being stretched by the Q10 and stopped buying it. I have noticed that my energy levels are really low again and the Q10 helped me before and will do again. This a really excellent company to deal with - any issues promptly dealt with.
I was put on "STATINS" about 5 years ago and after all these years this has made me feel tired and lacking in energy. I was advised to try BIO-QUINONE Q10 GOLD (100mg) and after 4 months I can really feel the benefit. I am now able to go for a walk each day and feel more energy. I also feel more alert every time I am driving and thank Q10 GOLD for this new me.
started taking Q10 after hearing a recommendation on radio, started feeling benefit within a month. You realise the benefit if you stop taking them you go back to feeling tired not wanting to do much etc. I have now been using Q10 for 5yrs. I am 65 and now attend gym 4 times a week completing full work outs feel fitter now than 10yrs ago.
I think that this product is the best that you have on the market , both my husband and I take it. We find we have more energy and a general improvement in our overall well being,thank you once again.
The only health supplement I've ever taken where I've seen a noticeable difference, specifically in my energy levels in the morning and early afternoon. I wake up feeling more refreshed and I have loads more energy throughout the day - I really notice it if I miss a day's dose!
I started taking this just for my general heart health but I have really noticed the difference with my energy levels increasing. I certainly feel more sluggish if I forget to take my Q10.
Excellent product. It was recommended by my husband's heart doctor due to his intolerance of the cholesterol statins. Ever since he consumes the Q10, he has no problem with his join and muscle pain.
I have been taking Bio-Quinone Q10 since September 2012. I have to admit I do believe my energy levels have increased. I have rheumatoid arthritis and have noticed what a difference I feel taking my Q10. Thank you
Q10 is fantastic, I have been taking it for over 18 months and what a difference in my skin and brain function. Highly recommend this product.
my husband and I have been taking Q10 for more than 30 years. We are now 78 years of age. My husband is still running, has an allotment and swims, attends a gym 3 times a week. We are both very active living in an attractive small town in North Yorkshire which is very hilly, also live in a house which is part of a converted 28th century linen mill and has 3 floors, so have many steps. We are both promoters of Q10 and will continue to do so
21st April 2013
My husband and I have taken Q10 for 22 years. I take 200mg daily and at 69plus I am active and able to carry out research work in education,spend quality time with work, home and family and enjoy walking,pilates and using our small home gym which includes an exercise bike and rowing machine!!!My husband is 77 and wouldn't go a day without Q10. I am really pleased that doctors are now slowly beginning to recognise the benfits from this marvelloues product. I never fail o share Q10 information with colleagues and friends. When I have hospital appointments I always add Q10 to any medications I happen to be taking.
I started taking Pharma Nord Bio-Quinone Gold 100mg because my immune system was not good. Also my cholesteral level was going up & i had already had a stroke. My energy levels where poor as i also have B12 deficiancy. I have been on them now for about 6mths. My immune system has really picked up, my cholesteral level has dropped & i have much more energy. I concider the decission to take this product to be one of the best i have made in my life.
I have been singing the praises of Bio-Quinone Q10 Gold 100mg so loudly that even my cynical GP (now retired) started to take them and has had eat his words.
I learned about the benefits of taking Q10 when I attended a Fibromyalgia conference in Harrogate some years ago. Like millions of other Fibro sufferers I had been plagued by permanent 'flu-like' symptoms , with aching muscles and low energy levels.
Within weeks of taking Super Bio-Quinone Q10 I started to get my life back on track-with raised energy levels and a greater feeling of well being.
Shortly after retiring my former GP had a stroke. He was sapped of all energy and had statin related aching muscles. I persuaded him to give Q10 a whirl-after all what did he have to lose?
The cynic is now a convert and takes Q10 regularly.
I cannot recommend them highly enough !!
i am 68 years old , both myself and my husband have been taking Q10 for the last 18 years in all that time i have never had to have any treatment at the dentist other than a clean , my blood pressure is normal so is my cholesterol ,i get up at 4-00 am and i am very active i put it all down to taking Q10's with being on a pension i do find them expensive but manage to get the money together , its worth the expense to feel so well
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I have been taking the 100mg Q10 for several years now and believe it has made me look and feel much younger than my current 70 years of age. It is expensive, but I shall continue to take it as long as I can afford it.
I often experience bleeding sore gums, and my dentist recommended I take this product. Within a short while of taking it, my gums are no longer a problem, and as an added bonus I have loads more energy and feel generally more healthy and vital. This supplement is also recommended by many naturopaths and wholistic pracitioners, it infuses cells in the body with energy and is a powerful antioxidant; I'm usually a bit of a sceptic when it comes to these things but I have seen the "proof in the pudding" for myself!!
I am disabled and I enjoy taking Co-Q10 capsules as part of my fitnessish routine.....
This should be available on prescription!! I had a free trial included with some q10 face cream (that works wonders too). I decided to try it after reading the information about the benefits. After 3 weeks my worryingly high blood pressure had returned to normal. More importantly to me however, I noticed huge improvements in my health after 25 years suffering M.E. I am now working full time, swimming, horse-riding, and going ski-ing this year. Over the business of Christmas and being so well, I forgot to take it, and it was when I noticed a return of old symptoms I decided to reintroduce and my health is back on form again within 2 weeks. This product has changed my life!! I take 3 a day and all physical, mental, and emotional symptoms have dramatically improved or completely disappeared! I lead a 'normal' life for the first time in 25 years! I struggle to afford it as it is expensive, but I can't afford not to take it. Research needs to be undertaken in this respect; and if findings support my experience being repeated, it needs to be made available/affordable for all!
I had a heart attack July 2010 and as a result I had a stent fitted and was put on the standard heart medications including Statins.
I continued to train in the gym doing cardio and weights however I found that I had a lot less energy and strength. I suffered really bad pain in my shoulders and thighs, the pain was so bad that I seriously thought of stopping training as even swimming left me in pain. It felt like I had been hit very hard with a stick when I got out of bed every morning.
I visited my GP who halved my statin medication with no effect I still had bad pain and felt realy down. My GP recommended that I try Bio-Quinone Q10 Gold 100mg as she had seen some research claiming that they had helped with muscle pain in other statin users.
I must admit I did not think they would have much effect on me however after taking Q10 100mg twice a day I noticed a difference almost straight away, the pain went away and I had a lot more energy. I stopped taking Q10 for a couple of days as I could not believe the change and sure enough the pain returned. I was on a diving holiday with friends and one of my friends who is also on statins said he was having the same pain as myself, I gave him a weeks supply of Q10 to see if it could help him and he was amazed at the difference and now he also takes Q10 every day with the same results .
Q10 has changed my opinion on supplements I used to think they were a gimmick however I could not be happier discovering Q10. These have been llife changing for me, that might sound an overeaction but in my case Q10 helped me gain back my strength, energy and pain free life which makes my life so much better. Thank you.
I was conscious that my energy levels had dropped alarmingly. I couldn't understand why this was because I ate a good diet, did not drink, had never smoked and was not over-weight. I reluctantly assumed that this was the natural effect of aging and something I just had to get used to and accept as I got older.
Knowing of Pharma Nord by reputation I bought a pack of Super Bio-Quinone Q10 and have been taking them ever since. I know it sounds unbelievable, but within a week of starting my first pack my energy levels rose amazingly and are now back to what they were fifteen years ago - provided I take Q10 regularly.
Excellent product. I'm taking the 100mg Q10 as recommended by my doctor and feel better. More tolerance in everyday activities and extra protection for my heart.