pathogenic cells means cancer cells, infectious agents such as bacteria and viruses, bacteria- or virus- infected cells, activated macrophages capable of causing a disease state, other pathogenic cells causing inflammation, any other type of pathogenic cells that uniquely express, preferentially express, or overexpress vitamin receptors or receptors that bind vitamins and/or vitamin receptor binding ligands, and any other type of pathogenic cells that uniquely express, preferentially express, or overexpress high affinity folate receptors or receptors that bind folates and/or folate receptor binding ligands
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L carnitine is a compound that naturally occurs in the body and is involved in energy metabolism
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R is an optionally substituted alkyl group, an optionally substituted acyl group, or a suitably selected nitrogen protecting group
The carnitine you get from food is much easier for the body to absorb and utilize versus that in the supplement