Ubiquinone

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Ubiquinone, also known as Coenzyme Q₁₀, is a vitamin-like substance produced naturally in most human cells, with the exception of eye lens cells and red blood cells. Ubiquinone is essential for the basic functioning of cells within the human body.

[edit] Promicin Resistance

In the Season 4 finale, The Great Leap Forward, increased amounts of ubiquinone are found to be effective at helping the the body protect itself from promicin by boosting the immune system. This increased protection allows the body to develop a resistance to promicin that prevents a promicin-receptive person from developing abilities and allows a promicin-unreceptive person to survive infection. This discovery is used to contain a widespread infection that occurs when Danny Farrell unintentionally infects numerous people with promicin via his ability.

[edit] External Links

• Wikipedia Entry on Coenzyme Q₁₀
• Mayo Clinic Article on Coenzyme Q₁₀