Alpha-Ketoglutarate

• What other names is Alpha-ketoglutarate known by?
• What is Alpha-ketoglutarate?
• How does Alpha-ketoglutarate work?
• Are there safety concerns?
• Dosing considerations for Alpha-ketoglutarate.

What other names is Alpha-ketoglutarate known by?

A-cétoglutarate, A-Ketoglutaric Acid, Acide 2-Oxoglutarique, Acide a-cétoglutarique, Acide Alpha-Cétoglutarique, Alfa-Cetoglutarato, Alpha-Cétoglutarate, Alpha-Cétoglutarate d'Arginine, Alpha-Cétoglutarate de Calcium, Alpha-Cétoglutarate de Créatine, Alpha-Cétoglutarate de Glutamine, Alpha-Cétoglutarate de L-Arginine, Alpha-Cétoglutarate de L-Leucine, Alpha-Cétoglutarate de Taurine, Alpha Ketoglutarate, Alpha Keto Glutaric Acid, Alpha Ketoglutaric Acid, Alpha KG, AAKG, AKG, Arginine Alpha-Ketoglutarate, Calcium Alpha-Ketoglutarate, Creatine Alpha-Ketoglutarate, Glutamine Alpha-Ketoglutarate, L-Arginine AKG, L-Arginine Alpha Keto Glutarate, L-Leucine Alpha-Ketoglutarate, Taurine Alpha-Ketoglutarate, 2-Oxoglutaric Acid, 2-Oxopentanedoicic Acid.

What is Alpha-ketoglutarate?

Alpha-ketoglutarate is a chemical found in the body. People use it to make medicine.

Possibly Effective for...

• Preventing blood supply problems during heart surgery.
• Preventing muscle breakdown after surgery or trauma.

Insufficient Evidence to Rate Effectiveness for...

• Kidney disease, intestinal and stomach disorders, bacterial infections, yeast infections, improving athletic performance, improving protein usage in hemodialysis patients, and cataracts.

Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database rates effectiveness based on scientific evidence according to the following scale: Effective, Likely Effective, Possibly Effective, Possibly Ineffective, Likely Ineffective, and Insufficient Evidence to Rate (detailed description of each of the ratings).