alcar

Acetyl-L-carnitine or ALCAR, is an acetylated form of L-carnitine.^[1]

HEALTH CLAIMS

ALCAR supplementation may be useful in treating peripheral nerve injury.^[3] It may have some neuroprotective benefit in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, but further research is required.^[4]
ALCAR supplementation has been shown to be neuroprotective in instances of cerebral ischemia in rats^[2] and
Note:
Further research into the compound’s safety and efficacy is required.

References

For Further Study on This Promising Neuro Protective Nutritional Supplement, ALCAR
1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylcarnitine
/j.1440-1681.2006.04425.x. PMID 16895547. 
3
Wilson AD, Hart A, Brännström T, Wiberg M, Terenghi G (2007). “Delayed acetyl-L-carnitine administration and its effect on sensory neuronal rescue after peripheral nerve injury”. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 60 (2): 114–8. doi:10.1016/j.bjps.2006.04.017. PMID 17223507. 
4
Beal MF (2003). “Bioenergetic approaches for neuroprotection in Parkinson’s disease”. Ann. Neurol. 53 Suppl 3: S39–47; discussion S47–8. doi:10.1002/ana.10479. PMID 12666097.