AICAR antioxidant properties

Introduction to AICAR AICAR, or 5-Aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide, is an intermediate purine in the generation of inosine monophosphate. It is an analog of adenosine monophosphate (AMP) that can stimulate AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK). Activation of AMPK by AICAR can replicate the