Calcium Hydroxycitrate vs Hydroxycitric Acid + Alpha Lipoic Acid
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2024 6:53 am
Question: Is Calcium Hydroxycitrate effectively/functionally the same as Hydroxycitric Acid found in the supplement (Garcinia Cambogia). In the sense that either chemical combined with Alpha Lipoic Acid would have the same therapeutic effect as described in the pubmed article below.
It was explained to me that - "Hydroxycitrate and Hydroxycitric Acid contain hydroxycitrate which is negatively charged; the difference is in the positive charged species that balances the charge to make the overall complex neutral. Calcium hydroxycitrate balances the charge with calcium ions, and hydroxycitric acid balances the charge with protons (hydrogen ions)."
This is Regarding a PUB MED Research article titled: "A combination of alpha lipoic acid and calcium hydroxycitrate is efficient against mouse cancer models: preliminary results"
In the actual full article it reads:
"All chemicals were purchased from Sigma. Lipoic acid is soluble in ethanol (0.5% final concentration) and calcium hydroxycitrate (Garcinia cambogia extract) in water. Lipoic acid and hydroxycitrate were either diluted in culture medium for in vitro experiments or in saline solution (9 g/l) for in vivo administration."
While you currently can't purchase "Calcium Hydroxycitrate" unless you are a researcher. You can purchase - Garcinia Cambogia with labels that read - Hydroxycitric Acid.
Thanks for any clarity on this!
It was explained to me that - "Hydroxycitrate and Hydroxycitric Acid contain hydroxycitrate which is negatively charged; the difference is in the positive charged species that balances the charge to make the overall complex neutral. Calcium hydroxycitrate balances the charge with calcium ions, and hydroxycitric acid balances the charge with protons (hydrogen ions)."
This is Regarding a PUB MED Research article titled: "A combination of alpha lipoic acid and calcium hydroxycitrate is efficient against mouse cancer models: preliminary results"
In the actual full article it reads:
"All chemicals were purchased from Sigma. Lipoic acid is soluble in ethanol (0.5% final concentration) and calcium hydroxycitrate (Garcinia cambogia extract) in water. Lipoic acid and hydroxycitrate were either diluted in culture medium for in vitro experiments or in saline solution (9 g/l) for in vivo administration."
While you currently can't purchase "Calcium Hydroxycitrate" unless you are a researcher. You can purchase - Garcinia Cambogia with labels that read - Hydroxycitric Acid.
Thanks for any clarity on this!