The ubiquinol is the reduced ( active) form of coenzyme Q10 ( ubiquinone ) . The role of coenzyme Q10 ( ubiquinone ) in cell health and in cellular energy production has been the subject of great deal of research in recent decades. In 1978 the British Peter Mitchell won the Nobel for his research on the role of Q10 in the mechanisms of energy production at the cellular level . To Coenzyme Q10 is found in all cells of the body and particularly in the membranes of cytoplasmic organelles ( endoplasmic reticulum , ribosomes , particles of Golgi, lysosomes , cytoskeleton and mitochondria ) .

The amount of coenzyme Q10 produced naturally in the body decreases with increasing age and with the use of certain drugs ( such as statins ) . 's Largest amount of coenzyme found in mitochondria , as it plays a key role in energy production through oxidative phosphorylation . The final result of oxidative phosphorylation is the production of ATP ( adenosine triphosphate ) which is the energy currency of the cell ( used to cover energy needs of the cell ) .