l-carnitine free form base L-Carnitine, Base, Spectrum™ Chemical Chemistry Labs™ L-Carnitine (30 Servings)
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Vitamin C is not essential for carnitine biosynthesis in vivo: Verification in vitamin C-depleted senescence marker protein-30/gluconolactonase knockout mice

Savic D, Ball V, Curtis MK, et al

Science (2005) 307:191520

Its primary role is to transport activated long-chain fatty acids into the mitochondria, enabling -oxidation and cellular energy production
