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Inosine.

By: Clayton South

What Is It?
And Where Does It Come From?

Metabolically, Inosine is an intermediate in a number of purine nucleotide pathways that affect the ability of the muscle to work efficiently. Some fitness experts claim that inosine can have a positive effect on overall physical strength and energy during exercise.

What Does It Do?
And What Scientific Studies Give Evidence To Support This?

Inosine is the perfect training companion. It is a natural substance that can help increase the body's ability to carry oxygen, without effecting its uptake in the lungs, so it can work harder and stronger.

The Lungs
The lungs of mammals have a spongy texture and are honeycombed with epithelium having a much larger surface area in total than the outer surface area of the lung itself. The lungs of humans are typical of this type of lung.
Breathing is largely driven by the diaphragm below, a muscle that by contracting expands the cavity in which the lung is enclosed. The rib cage itself is also able to expand and contract to some degree.

Inosine is a purine nucleoside which works with Ribose in forming the building blocks of ATP, DNA, and RNA.

What Is ATP?
Otherwise known as Adenosine TriPhosphate, ATP is critical to the release of energy. ATP is an adenosine-derived nucleotide that supplies large amounts of energy to cells for various biochemical processes, including muscle contraction and sugar metabolism, through its hydrolysis to ADP.

When maximum stimulation is reached, inosine is converted into nutrients used by the body. A daily supplement of inositol provides this supplement in purity and potency, and is recommended for daily use.