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Weight Loss & Metabolic

AICAR

Acadesine

Classification: AMPK activator nucleoside (non-peptide)

Mechanism: AMP mimetic; activates AMPK; promotes fatty acid oxidation

Benefits: AMPK activation; fat oxidation; endurance; exercise mimetic

Evidence tier: Clinical Trials (banned in sport) · Availability: Research Chemical

Primary sources

  1. Narkar VA et al. AMPK and PPARδ agonists are exercise mimetics. Cell 2008. PMID 18674809

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