Charles Brenner is the Chair of the new Department of Diabetes & Cancer Metabolism at the Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope National Medical Center, and Chief Scientific Adviser for ChromaDex. He is a major contributor to work on nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide metabolism, and discovered the eukaryotic nicotinamide riboside (NR) kinase pathway.
What you'll learn from this episode:
What are nucleotides, and why is it important to understand how they work if we want to optimize our health and fend off the metabolic stress of disease and aging?
How ATP and ADP work together to drive the cellular machinery that makes life possible.
The four forms of NAD (NAD+, NADH, NADP+, NADPH) and their functions.
Does supplementing with NAD to boost anabolic processes in your body put you at risk for undesirable consequences like tumor growth?
What sets the different types of vitamin B3s (niacin, nicotinamide, and nicotinamide riboside [NR]) apart.
And so much more!
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Resources from this episode:
Charles Brenner Lab | City of Hope
Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide | Wikipedia
Nucleotide | National Human Genome Research Institute
The ATP Molecule | World of Molecules
NAD+ in Aging: Role of Nicotinamide Riboside and Nicotinamide Mononucleotide | FoundMyFitness
ATP and ADP | Northern Arizona University
Our Core Science - NAD+ and NADH: What's the Difference? | Elysium Health
NADP+ Definition and Function | Biology Dictionary
NADPH Definition and Function | Biology Dictionary
Why All Eyes Should be on NAD+, According to Scientists | Max Lugavere
Donna L. Hammond | Google Scholar
9 Science-Based Benefits of Niacin (Vitamin B3) | Healthline
Vitamin B3: Niacin vs. Nicotinamide vs. Nicotinamide Riboside | Tru Niagen
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