enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Carnitine - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnitine

   L-Carnitine, acetyl-l-carnitine, and propionyl-l-carnitine are available in dietary supplement pills or powders, with a daily amount of 0.5 to 1 g considered to be safe. [1] [3] It is also a drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat primary and certain secondary carnitine-deficiency syndromes secondary to inherited diseases. [1 ...

3. Carnitine biosynthesis - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnitine_biosynthesis

   The second step of L-carnitine biosynthesis requires the 3-hydroxy-N ε-trimethyllysine aldolase enzyme. 3-hydroxy-N ε-trimethyllysine aldolase is a pyridoxal phosphate dependent aldolase, and it catalyses the cleavage of 3-hydroxy-N ε-trimethyllysine into 4-N-trimethylaminobutyraldehyde and glycine.

4. Acetylcarnitine - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylcarnitine

   Acetyl-L-carnitine, ALCAR or ALC, 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 ener

5. Systemic primary carnitine deficiency - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemic_primary_carnitine...

   Carnitine is an important amino acid for fatty acid metabolism. [4] When carnitine cannot be transported into tissues, fatty acid oxidation is impaired, leading to a variety of symptoms such as chronic muscle weakness, cardiomyopathy , hypoglycemia and liver dysfunction.

6. Fatty acid metabolism - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatty_acid_metabolism

   Fatty acid metabolism consists of various metabolic processes involving or closely related to fatty acids, a family of molecules classified within the lipid macronutrient category. These processes can mainly be divided into (1) catabolic processes that generate energy and (2) anabolic processes where they serve as building blocks for other ...

7. Fatty-acid metabolism disorder - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatty-acid_metabolism_disorder

   Carnitor - an L-carnitine supplement that has shown to improve the body's metabolism in individuals with low L-carnitine levels. It is only useful for Specific fatty-acid metabolism disease. It is only useful for Specific fatty-acid metabolism disease.