Aspartic acid is an amino acid commonly found as a component in total parenteral nutrition. One of the non-essential amino acids commonly occurring in the L-form.
- Mechanism
- Curator reviewed
There are also claims that L-aspartate has ergogenic effects, that it enhances performance in both prolonged exercise and short intensive exercise. It is hypothesized that L-aspartate, especially the potassium magnesium aspartate salt, spares stores of muscle glycogen and/or promotes a faster rate of glycogen resynthesis during exercise. It has also been hypothesized that L-aspartate can enhance short intensive exercise by serving as a substrate for energy production in the Krebs cycle and for stimulating the purine nucleotide cycle.
- Primary indication
- There is no support for the claim that aspartates are exercise performance enhancers, i.e. ergogenic aids.Curator reviewed · 1 structured indication
- Formula / weight
- C4H7NO4 · 133.1027 g/mol (avg)
- First approval
- Canada, 1999 · United States, 1984
- Also known as
- 2-Aminosuccinic acid · L-Asp · L-Aspartate · L-Aspartic acid
- Code names
- FEMA NO. 3656
- Brand names
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Which drugs share a target with Aspartic acid, and which of those have an active Phase 3 trial?
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