Nutraceuticals and Dietary Supplements
l-Carnitine - Current Status & Outlook
l-Carnitine is vitamin-like co-factor for which various health benefits are:
- anti-ageing - by slowing ageing process
- conversion of body fat into energy and increasing muscular mass
reduction of serum triglycerides
- enhancing immune resistance
- assisting in congestive heart failure
- alleviation of neurological disorders i.e. Alzheimers disease
Recent trials in the U.K. have shown that ageing of rats can be diminished
by feeding them l-carnitine combined with alpha-lipoic acid.
This report reviews:
- production processes [chemical synthetic and biotransformation -
the latter is a more efficient route to l-carnitine];
- applications in the pharma/OTC and feed areas;
- producers, output, the price levels of l-carnitine in Europe and U.S.;
- outlook for l-carnitine by 2015.
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