4 results about "Levocarnitine" patented technology

An amino acid derivative. Levocarnitine facilitates long-chain fatty acid entry into mitochondria, delivering substrate for oxidation and subsequent energy production. Fatty acids are utilized as an energy substrate in all tissues except the brain. Check for http://www.cancer.gov/Search/ClinicalTrialsLink.aspx?id=301896&idtype=1 active clinical trials or http://www.cancer.gov/Search/ClinicalTrialsLink.aspx?id=301896&idtype=1&closed=1 closed clinical trials using this agent. (http://nciterms.nci.nih.gov:80/NCIBrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&code=C26657 NCI Thesaurus)