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Extracted brains were post-fixed overnight in the same fixative at 4 C, then cryoprotected in 30% sucrose solution for 48 h
The bioavailability of L-carnitine varies due to dietary composition
While folic acid is readily accessible in its oxidized pteroylmonoglutamate form, dietary folate is present in a reduced state with polyglutamate side chains that require oxidation and hydrolysis for absorption (161)
It is involved in oxygen delivery (hemoglobin, myoglobin), metabolism of foods and drugs, synthesis of biomolecules (niacin, carnitine, procollagen, nitric oxide, DNA, thyroid hormones), electron transport in ATP production, antioxidant functions, and the destruction of bacteria, viruses, and microbes (354)