Lancha A H, Recco M B, Abdalla D S, Curi R
Physical Education School, Biodynamic Department, São Paulo University, Brasil.
Physiol Behav. 1995 Feb;57(2):367-71. doi: 10.1016/0031-9384(94)00243-x.
The present study examined the effect of diet supplementation of oxaloacetate precursors (aspartate and asparagine) and carnitine on muscle metabolism and exercise endurance. The results suggest that the diet supplementation increased the capacity of the muscle to utilize FFA and spare glycogen. Time to exhaustion was about 40% longer in the experimental group compared to the control, which received commercial diet only. These findings suggest that oxaloacetate may be important to determine the time to exhaustion during a prolonged and moderate exercise.
