Let’s explore “cellular energy”

An amino acid used in protein synthesis and other metabolic processes.

A trace element without an established essential dietary role in humans.

Supports vision, immune function and tissue development.

Needed for nerve function, DNA production and healthy red blood cells.

Supports amino-acid metabolism, neurotransmitter production and hemoglobin synthesis.

Supports DNA synthesis and one-carbon metabolism, including the pathway that processes homocysteine.

Supports collagen formation, antioxidant activity and absorption of nonheme iron.

Helps calcium absorption and bone mineralization.

Supports proteins involved in blood clotting and bone metabolism.

Supports enzymes, immune function, wound healing and taste.

ADIPOQ encodes adiponectin, a hormone released by fat tissue that participates in insulin sensitivity and fat metabolism. Its name often appears in discussions of triglycerides, body composition and metabolic health.

BCO1, also called BCMO1, helps convert beta-carotene from plant foods into retinal, a form used in vitamin A metabolism. Plant carotenoids and preformed vitamin A therefore enter the pathway at different points.