Antioxidant, antiapoptotic, antigenotoxic, and hepatic ameliorative effects of L carnitine and selenium on cadmium induced hepatotoxicity and alterations in liver cell structure in male mice ScienceDirect L Carnitine Tartrate SFI Health US Molecular Medicine Reports L Carnitine May Help a Fatty Liver LiverSupport.com L carnitine is primarily synthesized in the liver from the amino acids lysine and methionine through a series of four enzymatic reactions, with the liver and kidneys converting the precursor butyrobetaine into active