Lonza Supports Journal Focus on L-Carnitine

Lonza Supports Journal Focus on L-Carnitine

BASEL, SwitzerlandLonzaannounced it was actively involved in the collection and compilation of data onL-carnitine for a special edition of Monatshefte furChemie (136, 8), designed to honor the 100thanniversary of the original discovery of the L-carnitine substance in humanmuscle. The special edition covers contributions in areas including organicchemistry and bioorganic synthesis, and the role of L-carnitine in metabolismand physiological processes. Lonza is the supplier of L-Carnipure®, a patentedform of L-carnitine that is 100-percent pure L-carnitine with no D-carnitine.According to Fritz Pitter, Ph.D., a professor at the University of Vienna,Austria, and the main editor on the special journal issue, L-carnitine seemsto be far more involved in metabolism and health care than expected, provided itis supplied in a pure, uncontaminated form and applied in correct and sufficientdosage.

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