molar mass l-carnitine Carnitine | C7H15NO3 | CID 10917 L-Carnitine

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Vegetarians and vegans, who consume little to no animal products, are at a higher risk of L-Carnitine deficiency

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Several carefully conducted studies, however, showed that oral carnitine ingestion (daily ingestion for up to 3 months) does not change the muscle carnitine concentration

Carnitine is transported into the muscle cell by a OCTN2, and it was demonstrated that with carnitine supplementation in the presence of high insulin concentrations a 15% increase in muscle carnitine can be obtained (1)