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Carnitine - involved in
- Assists in preventing fatty build-
up in areas such as the heart, liver, and skeletal muscles. - Entry of long-
chain fatty acids into the mitochondria of the cell. - Important for the energy supply within the cell and muscle.
- Long-
chain fatty acid transport. - May improve the antioxidant effect of vitamin C and vitamin E.
- Removal of short-
chain organic acids from the mitochondria, which frees the intra- mitochondrial coenzyme.
Carnitine is not an amino acid, however, because of the close structural sameness, it is normally classed with amino acids, also referred to as vitamin BT.
Mitochondria are rod-