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Carnitine is not an amino acid, but because of the close structural sameness, it
is normally classed with amino acids, and is also known as vitamin BT.
Carnitine is considered to be invaluable in the process of metabolising fat within
the body, as well as preventing the buildup of fat deposits in the heart.
Carnitine also works hand in hand with other important amino acids, such as lysine.
Lysine is necessary to help the body produce collagen. Carnitine also aids lysine
in helping the body to absorb nutrients, in particular calcium.
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. Carnitine plays an important role in helping to
transport fatty acids through the body system, where the acids can be converted into
energy. Proper levels of carnitine in the body will help to promote overall physical
fitness, as any intake of fat will be efficiently used to fuel the functions of the
body.
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 works closely with methionine. Methionine contains sulphur, which in proper
amounts is important to the body. Methionine aids in overall metabolic rate, as well
as helping to strengthen nails, hair, and skin tissue. Working with carnitine, methionine
helps to reduce fat content in the liver, and helps the body maintain the ability
to expel toxic elements.
Vitamin B1 and vitamin B6 must be available.
Food source - Red meat, while fish, chicken and milk.
Note
While most people produce the proper amount of carnitine in both the liver and the
muscle structure around the body, there are cases in which carnitine production drops
to levels that are unsafe. Lower production of this element can weaken the body’s
ability to fight off toxins, as well as allow for fatty deposits to build up in vital
organs.
A variant of carnitine, often referred to as levocarnitine, is produced in the muscles
and liver and is often used to treat incidences of carnitine deficiency.
Mitochondria are rod-shaped organelles considered to be the power generators of the
cell.
Citruline is formed in the urea cycle by the addition of carbon dioxide and ammonia
to ornithine. It combines with aspartic acid to form arginosuccinic acid, later it
is metabolised into arginine
Involved in:
Detoxifying the liver from ammonia (a waste product of the body from oxidation).
