This peptide, has a unique mechanism of action that targets sleep cycles
Dose-finding experiment In the Dose-finding experiment the total daily energy intake significantly and dose-dependently decreased under Ex treatment compared to control conditions (F 2.0,8.1 = 60.21, p = 1.3 10 5 using Vehicle control
Embodiment 2 [0021] Add 100 grams of levocarnitine hydrochloride (0.505mol), 53 grams of acetic anhydride (0.52mol, about 48ml), and 10 grams of p-toluenesulfonic acid in a three-necked flask equipped with mechanical stirring, a thermometer, and a reflux condenser, and stir Heat to 70-75C to react for 1.5 hours, cool to 25C, add 200 ml of diethyl ether, stir and filter, add 400 ml of isopropanol to the filtrate, stir and crystallize at room temperature for 3 hours, filter, and dry the filter cake under reduced pressure at 50C for 5 hours to obtain The crude product is 108 grams
It appears to have a regulatory effect on circadian rhythms and stress responses
Heart rate increases have been observed in trials
