Also known as O-acetyl-L-carnitine, acetyl-L-carnitine, 3-(acetyloxy)-4-(trimethylazaniumyl)butanoate, ALCAR, O-acetylcarnitine, R-acetylcarnitine, L-O-acetylcarnitine, (-)-acetylcarnitine
Acetyl-L-carnitine (ALCAR or ALC), also known as levacecarnine, is an acetylated form of L-carnitine. It is naturally produced by the human body, and it is available as a dietary supplement. Acetylcarnitine is broken down in the blood by plasma esterases to carnitine which is used by the body to transport fatty acids into the mitochondria for breakdown and energy production.
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Acetyl-L-carnitine (ALCAR or ALC), also known as levacecarnine, is an acetylated form of L-carnitine. It is naturally produced by the human body, and it is available as a dietary supplement. Acetylcarnitine is broken down in the blood by plasma esterases to carnitine which is used by the body to transport fatty acids into the mitochondria for breakdown and energy production.
== Biochemical production and action == Carnitine is both a nutrient and made by the body as needed; it serves as a substrate for important reactions in which it accepts and gives up an acyl group. Acetylcarnitine is the most abundant naturally occurring derivative and is formed in the reaction: acetyl-CoA + carnitine CoA + acetylcarnitine
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