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L-carnitine(Levocarnitine)

Catalog No. S2388 Name Selleck Chemicals
CAS Number 541-15-1 Website http://www.selleckchem.com
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Storage -20°C Chembase ID: 465

SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
(3R)-3-hydroxy-4-(trimethylazaniumyl)butanoate
IUPAC Traditional name
L-carnitine
Synonyms
Levocarnitine
Vitamin BT
Karnitin
Carnitor

DATABASE IDS

CAS Number 541-15-1

PROPERTIES

Salt Data Free Base
Storage Condition -20°C

DETAILS

Description (English)
Research Area: Metabolic Disease
Biological Activity:
L-carnitine(Levocarnitine) is constituent of striated muscle and liver.It is used therapeutically to stimulate gastric and pancreatic secretions and in the treatment of hyperlipoproteinemias.. Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is essential to the synthesis of carnitine. Levocarnitine is a carrier molecule in the transport of long chain fatty acids across the inner mitochondrial membrane. Only the L isomer of carnitine (sometimes called vitamin BT) affects lipid metabolism. Levocarnitine is handled by several proteins in different pathways including carnitine transporters, carnitine translocases, carnitine acetyltransferases and carnitine palmitoyltransferases. [1]

REFERENCES

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