Product Description: D-Carnitine is an orally available isomer of the essential nutrient L-carnitine that promotes long-chain fatty acid transport into the mitochondrial matrix for beta-oxidation. D-Carnitine has antiparasitic activity[1][2][3].
Applications: COVID-19-immunoregulation
Formula: C7H15NO3
References: [1]Manganaro M, et al. Activity of D-carnitine and its derivatives on Trypanosoma infections in rats and mice. Parasite. 2003 Jun;10(2):147-51. /[2]Stieger B, et al. Characterization of L-carnitine transport by rat kidney brush-border-membrane vesicles. Biochem J. 1995 Jul 15;309 ( Pt 2)(Pt 2):643-7./[3]Xu S, et al. Transport of L-carnitine in human corneal and conjunctival epithelial cells. Mol Vis. 2010 Sep 4;16:1823-31.