An O-acyl-L-carnitine where the acyl group specified is acetyl. It facilitates movement of acetyl-CoA into the matrices of mammalian mitochondria during the oxidation of fatty acids.
Synonyms: (3R)-3-(acetyloxy)-4-(trimethylazaniumyl)butanoate
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Term information
database
cross reference
- Beilstein:3667658
- KEGG:C02571
- CAS:3040-38-8
- Reaxys:3667658
- MetaCyc:O-ACETYLCARNITINE
- Wikipedia:Acetyl-L-carnitine
- PMID:22770225
- HMDB:HMDB0000201
- Drug_Central:64
Subsets
3_STAR
database cross reference
HMDB:HMDB0000201
Beilstein:3667658
MetaCyc:O-ACETYLCARNITINE
Reaxys:3667658
Drug_Central:64
PMID:22770225
CAS:3040-38-8
Wikipedia:Acetyl-L-carnitine
KEGG:C02571
has related synonym
(-)-Acetylcarnitine
Acetyl-L-(-)-carnitine
L-O-Acetylcarnitine
R-Acetylcarnitine
L-Acetylcarnitine
Acetyl-L-carnitine
O-acetyl-(R)-carnitine
(R)-Acetylcarnitine
L-Carnitine acetyl ester