Bluebonnet’s Acetyl L-Carnitine 500 mg Capsules contain the pharmaceutical grade, free-form amino acid acetyl L-carnitine HCl in its crystalline form. Available in easy-to-swallow vegetable capsules for maximum assimilation and absorption. Acetyl L-Carnitine (ALC) is the acetyl form of L-carnitine, an amino acid derivative, which is found throughout the central nervous system. It is a source of acetyl groups for the synthesis of acetylcholine (neurotransmitter) and for acetyl CoA, which is utilized in energy-producing reactions in the Krebs cycle. ALC is essential in transporting long-chain fatty acids across the mitochondrial membrane for subsequent fat breakdown (beta-oxidation) and energy production of ATP (adenosine triphosphate).
