Jon2547
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Does this affect ATP production?So, methylene blue (when blue) is oxidized, while leuco-methylene blue (when clear) is reduced. When the solution turns clear, methylene blue is reduced to leuco-methylene blue (by the ascorbic acid), and the ascorbic acid is oxidized to DHAA (by the methylene blue). When it turns blue again, that means the leuco-methylene blue is re-oxidized (by oxygen in the environment) back to methylene blue. The only advantage to waiting for that to happen (might take a good while) is if you prefer methylene blue's effects over leuco-methylene blue. The latter is probably a bit more "gentle" on the organism when taking very large doses, but it probably doesn't make much of a difference since it'll switch back and forth between normal<->leuco in the body as needed.