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(3-Carboxy-2-(R)-Hydroxy-Propyl)-Trimethyl-Ammonium

Catalog No. DB02648 Name DrugBank
CAS Number 461-06-3 Website http://www.ualberta.ca/
M. F. C7H16NO3+ Telephone (780) 492-3111
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SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
[(2R)-3-carboxy-2-hydroxypropyl]trimethylazanium
IUPAC Traditional name
(R)-carnitinium

DATABASE IDS

PubChem SID 46504891
CAS Number 461-06-3
PubChem CID 10918

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DETAILS

Description (English)
Item Information
Drug Groups experimental
Description Constituent of striated muscle and liver. It is used therapeutically to stimulate gastric and pancreatic secretions and in the treatment of hyperlipoproteinemias. [PubChem]
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