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Old 01-27-2012, 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by zorrro13 View Post
Any thoughts on taking these 2 together, say 600 ala / 100 rla
couldnt hurt ?
As I understand it (subject to correction by the resident chemists), ALA consists of 2 versions of the molecule - a righthanded (R) and lefthanded (S).
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Only the R-(+)-enantiomer exists in nature and is an essential cofactor of four mitochondrial enzyme complexes.[4] Endogenously synthesized RLA is essential for life and aerobic metabolism.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipoic_acid
Why the ratio comes out around 1:6 instead of 1:1, I have no idea unless perhaps the normal ratio of synthesizing ALA is 1:6.

Taking the two probably couldn't hurt, but it would be the same as taking 200 mg of RLA.

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