Description:
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Jarrow ALCA 500
contains Acetyl-L-Carnitine Arginate, a novel
molecular combination of the amino acids
Acetyl-L-Carnitine and L-Arginine.
Acetyl-L-Carnitine is an amino acid found in high
concentrations in human brain, nerve, heart, liver
and sperm cells, where it participates in
metabolizing fatty acids into energy by the
mitochondria. As an antioxidant,
Acetyl-L-Carnitine protects neurons from damage
caused by superoxide radicals. Acetyl-L-Carnitine
is involved in other aspects of neuronal
metabolism because its molecular structure
resembles the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.
Acetyl-L-Carnitine supplementation supports energy
utilization by its effects on fatty acid
metabolism in the mitochondria.
L-Carnitine is an amino acid that
vitally participates in the metabolism within
brain, nerve, heart, liver and sperm cells. The
acetylated form, Acetyl-L-Carnitine, is the
form possessing the ability to pass the
blood-brain barrier most effectively.
L-Arginine is utilized to produce nitric oxide by
the action of the enzyme tetrahydrobiopterin (THBP).
L-Arginine is a semi-essential amino acid
synthesized by the body from ornithine. Arginine
is important in bioenergetics because it is used
by the body to produce creatine.
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