Calcium Alpha-Ketoglutarate

Calcium ketoglutarate is one of the two keto derivatives of glutaric acid. It is a white fine crystalline powder. Its salts are important biological compounds. Calcium ketoglutarate is an important biological compound. It is a ketoacid product of glutamic acid deamination and an intermediate product of the tricarboxylic acid cycle. Calcium ketoglutarate participates in the tricarboxylic acid cycle in vivo, generates amino acids, and can be used as a dietary supplement. Help to improve the performance of athletes.

1.Calcium Alpha-Ketoglutarate can improve the metabolism level of athletes. He is an important metabolite in the microbial tricarboxylic acid cycle, and is the key node connecting the carbon-nitrogen metabolism in the cell. The position of the calcium ketoglutate is after isocitrate and before succinyl COA. In this area, the reaction of replenishment can be produced by the transamination of glutamate α- Ketoglutarate can supplement the intermediate metabolite, and it can be achieved by glutamate dehydrogenase acting on glutamate.

2.Calcium alpha ketoglutarate can help to produce amino acids. Glutamic acid can produce glutamine under the action of glutamine synthase, which uses a molecule of ATP to produce glutamyl phosphate; This intermediate is attacked by ammonia as a nucleophilic reagent to form glutamine and inorganic phosphoric acid

3.Calcium ketoglutarate can be used as a dietary supplement. It is sold as a dietary supplement, named AKG or A-KG, to fitness enthusiasts or bodybuilders. Relevant studies have proved that this substance can improve the performance at the peak of training.