D-RIBOSE is a bioactive ingredient that energizes functional foods, beverages, and nutraceuticals. Ribose is the vital structural backbone of critical cellular compounds called purines and pyrimidines. Our bodies must have an adequate supply of purines and pyrimidines to form major cellular constituents such as our genetic material (DNA and RNA), numerous cofactors, certain vitamins, and, importantly, adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the "energy currency" of the cell. Ribose is the starting point for the synthesis of these fundamental cellular compounds, and the availability of ribose determines the rate at which they can be made by our cells and tissues.

RIBOSE is unique in this metabolic role. No other compound - whether bioactive ingredient or ethical drug - can replace ribose in the important job of regulating the metabolic processes involved in synthesizing purines and pyrimidines. And, without these vital structural components, our bodies would quickly run out of energy, could not make proteins, and our cells would lose the ability to replicate.

RIBOSE is safe, clinically proven to be effective, and is protected by a family of patents covering all known uses of ribose in nutrition, medicine, and veterinary healthcare. Although RIBOSE is a five-carbon monosaccharide, it does not raise blood sugar, making it a good carbohydrate to use in food and beverage formulation. RIBOSE is highly soluble in either hot or cold solutions and tastes slightly sweet.

Whether products are designed to fight fatigue, help offset the effects of aging, increase physical performance, overcome the pain and soreness resulting from muscle overexertion and energy drain, or simply to add energy to active lifestyle products,

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