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- Title
Ribose Intake as Food Integrator: Is It a Really Convenient Practice?
- Authors
Moschini, Roberta; Balestri, Francesco; Cappiello, Mario; Signore, Giovanni; Mura, Umberto; Del-Corso, Antonella
- Abstract
Reports concerning the beneficial effects of D-ribose administration in cardiovascular and muscle stressful conditions has led to suggestions for the use of ribose as an energizing food supplement for healthy people. However, this practice still presents too many critical issues, suggesting that caution is needed. In fact, there are many possible negative effects of this sugar that we believe are underestimated, if not neglected, by the literature supporting the presentation of the product to the market. Here, the risks deriving from the use of free ribose as ATP source, forcing ribose-5-phosphate to enter into the pentose phosphate pathway, is emphasized. On the basis of the remarkable glycation capacity of ribose, the easily predictable cytotoxic effect of the molecule is also highlighted.
- Subjects
RIBOSE; PENTOSE phosphate pathway; FOOD consumption; DIETARY supplements; INTEGRATORS
- Publication
Biomolecules (2218-273X), 2022, Vol 12, Issue 12, p1775
- ISSN
2218-273X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/biom12121775